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Sourcing Manager (Supply Chain)
Company | Albertsons Companies |
Address | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | |
Category | Retail |
Expires | 2023-07-16 |
Posted at | 11 months ago |
Albertsons Companies is working to become the favorite food and drug retailer in every market it serves. The organization includes 2,230 stores, 27 distribution facilities and 19 manufacturing plants with over 250,000 employees across 34 states and the District of Columbia. The company is privately owned with supermarkets across the country that include: Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Star Market, Super Saver, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos.
The Supply Chain Department has an opening for a Senior Sourcing Manager. This position is located in Pleasanton, California.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Mitigate company financial liabilities through inventory management with suppliers.
- Lead Own Brands new item/innovation sourcing for multiple categories.
- Develop and negotiate contract terms including executing and implementing contracts. Interface with Safeway’s Legal Counsel as needed to obtain approval on legal terms.
- Closely partner with stakeholders to implement sourcing strategies to ensure supply while balancing cost and quality.
- Identify and execute cost savings initiatives that support the departments overall savings goal, deliver improved quality, cost, service, and innovation.
- Lead the sourcing efforts of categories that are up to an annual spend of $150M that are of hard complexity; utilizing the various standard sourcing processes adopted by the Strategic Sourcing Department.
- Facilitate cross functional meetings to ensure sourcing projects stay on timeline and communicate to upper management on challenges, risks, and obstacles.
- Manage supplier relationships with primary responsibility for bringing resolution on a day to day issues related to pricing, product availability, and ongoing projects.
- Summarize financials and present recommendations to business unit and senior management.
- Conduct supply assurance projects to onboard secondary suppliers to help improving category service level.
- Lead supplier transitions when required by monitoring liabilities, enabling supplier set-up and ensuring documentation is accurate and complete.
- Adhere to the Sourcing departments SOX policies and procedures.
- Direct and primary contact to stakeholders (Business Units) and suppliers on various categories/projects.
- Provided thought leadership and subject matter expertise to execute sourcing initiatives in support of the Own Brands business priorities.
- Gather bid data, analyze complex bid submissions and make advanced financial scenario modeling to showcase award recommendations to sourcing management and business units.
- Conduct Industry analysis and identify industry trends.
- Deliver accurate financial reporting of cost savings to leadership
- Manage cost increase process and negotiations for the assigned categories including analysis, negotiations, and communication to stakeholders.
Leadership and Management
- Motivate the sourcing team to support and utilize the Strategic Sourcing processes and tools required to meet their job requirements and goals.
- Develop product knowledge and understanding of category roles and business strategy in the group
- Train and mentor analysts on building their skills to become strategic sourcing experts this includes understanding the industry, negotiations, contracts and developing complex financial models.
California:
The salary range is $95,400 to $123,900 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience and qualifications. There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates
Education Level:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business/Logistics preferred.
Experience Level:
- 6+ years of negotiating contracts, managing strategic supplier alliances and buying experience.
- 6-8 years’ experience and /or the education listed above.
Skills and Experiences:
- Strong ability to negotiate internally and externally to achieve required objectives and executes and implement contracts.
- Strong ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong meeting management and facilitation skills.
- Ability to lead and/or mentor coach team
- Good understanding or manufacturing, distribution and logistics.
- Working knowledge of contract law, government policies and regulations for the food and drug industry.
- Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills.
- High energy level, initiative, creative problem-solving ability and sense of urgency.
- Good knowledge of sourcing systems and preferable e-sourcing technology.
- Advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access. Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise wide systems.
- Excellent team interpersonal skills and ability to handle multiple tasks while providing superior service.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent relationship building and collaboration skills.
- Exceptional complex analytical and problem-solving skills.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- 10% Travel Required
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume and application by visiting www.CareersAtSafeway.com on your computer or mobile device.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.
We support a drug-free workplace – all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.
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