Strategic Sourcing Manager Jobs

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.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Identify and execute cost savings initiatives that support the departments overall savings goal, deliver improved quality, cost, service, and innovation.
• Lead Own Brands new item/innovation sourcing for multiple categories.
• Closely partner with stakeholders to implement sourcing strategies to ensure supply while balancing cost and quality.
• Summarize financials and present recommendations to business unit and senior management.
• Lead supplier transitions when required by monitoring liabilities, enabling supplier set-up and ensuring documentation is accurate and complete.
• 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.
• Facilitate cross functional meetings to ensure sourcing projects stay on timeline and communicate to upper management on challenges, risks, and obstacles.
• Conduct Industry analysis and identify industry trends.
• Mitigate company financial liabilities through inventory management with suppliers.
• 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.
• 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.
• Adhere to the Sourcing departments SOX policies and procedures.
• Gather bid data, analyze complex bid submissions and make advanced financial scenario modeling to showcase award recommendations to sourcing management and business units.
• Develop and negotiate contract terms including executing and implementing contracts. Interface with Safeway’s Legal Counsel as needed to obtain approval on legal terms.
• Conduct supply assurance projects to onboard secondary suppliers to help improving category service level.
• Manage supplier relationships with primary responsibility for bringing resolution on a day to day issues related to pricing, product availability, and ongoing projects.

Leadership and Management

• Develop product knowledge and understanding of category roles and business strategy in the group
• Motivate the sourcing team to support and utilize the Strategic Sourcing processes and tools required to meet their job requirements and goals.
• 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.

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 influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong ability to negotiate internally and externally to achieve required objectives and executes and implement contracts.
• High energy level, initiative, creative problem-solving ability and sense of urgency.
• Working knowledge of contract law, government policies and regulations for the food and drug industry.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to lead and/or mentor coach team
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Good understanding or manufacturing, distribution and logistics.
• 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 relationship building and collaboration skills.
• Excellent team interpersonal skills and ability to handle multiple tasks while providing superior service.
• Strong meeting management and facilitation 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.

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