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Reporting to the Director of Food Sourcing US, the Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for the management of personnel and processes within the procurement team. The Senior Sourcing Manager sources and negotiates pricing for materials, food and supplies in specified quality and quantities to meet customer requirements. The individual will work closely with the Culinary Team, Commercial and Account Services Groups to prepare for Customer menu changes and presentations. Key responsibilities include: project tracking, coordination and communication of sourcing and project information, facilitation of sourcing projects and support of Sourcing Analysts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides project management expertise on high-profile procurement and business development projects.

Manages a team of Sourcing Analysts.

Directly responsible for a subset of categories, including developing the sourcing strategy, identifying suppliers, and measuring and tracking performance. Acts as the Procurement owner for assigned customer projects, menu presentations, RFP’s, cycle changes.

Analyzes procurement and financial data for supply chain to identify savings opportunities including supplier rationalization, and aggregation of products.

Directs the development of sourcing strategies for assigned work group, including analysis of current and future needs, and analysis of opportunities to leverage changes in processes and systems.

Negotiates and manages national and regional supply contracts for various product categories and ensures renewal of supply agreements in a timely manner.

Acts as the Subject matter expert in the use of strategic sourcing tools to execute RFIs and RFPs.

Monitors ongoing effectiveness of the current supply base and manage supplier issues.

Assures compliance with required corporate, local agency and federal government guidelines for proper sanitation, food handling and temperature control (HACCP) practices at partner Suppliers.

Consistently maintains a professional image in all relationships and interactions with suppliers, customers, and other employees.

Keeps up to date on market trends and commodity impacts to identify and understands potential risks to material cost and/or quality.

Interfaces with manufacturers and distributors to gather new product and service information.

Assists and trains Sourcing Analysts to ensure compliance with central purchasing programs, specifications, and other related activities.

Manages day-to-day project communications, coordinate and assigns the workload amongst the Sourcing Analysts Team and ensures timely and accurate completion of projects.

Drives productivity improvements within area of responsibility.

Develops performance objectives and conduct annual reviews with direct reports and participates in career planning and development discussions with direct reports and mentor high potential employees.

Creates environment for an actively participate in the attraction and retention of high-performance employees.

Performs special projects and other duties as required.

Conducts and supports ad-hoc analysis.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Business or equivalent

Work Experience:

Five (5) years of experience in related procurement, business, project management or operations management field

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

Proficient in using Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project

Demonstrated project management skills

Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to reduce complex issues to basic components

Professional verbal and written correspondence skills

Language / Communication Skills:

Strong written and oral communications

Excellent negotiation skills

Ability to communicate & influence management

Work well in a team environment

Multi-lingual a plus

Job Dimensions

Geographic Responsibility: North America

Type of Employment: Full-time

Travel %: Some travel is required

Exemption Classification: Exempt

Internal Relationships: employees at all levels of the organization

External Relationships: customers and vendors

Work Environment / Requirements of the Job:

Regular Office Environment

Ability to work flexible hours and days and assume responsibility to assure the job gets done

Budget / Revenue Responsibility: (Local Currency)

Organization Structure

Direct Line Manager (Title): Director of Food Sourcing US

Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable):  n/a

Number of Direct Reports: 4

Number of Dotted Line Reports: n/a

Estimated Total Size of Team: 9

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.  Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.  In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.

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We anticipate that this job will close on:

11/17/2024

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