Key skills
LeadershipChange ManagementCommunicationNegotiationPresentation Skills
About this role
Role Overview
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with category and merchandising objectives.
- Support Category Management in planning and scheduling sourcing events to meet category timelines and business needs.
- Translate category strategies into actionable sourcing plans and initiatives.
- Manage supplier relationships for assigned EB portfolios, driving cost, service, and performance improvements.
- Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and implement opportunities to strengthen supplier partnerships and supply continuity.
- Lead cost modeling and “clean sheet” analysis to identify cost-reduction and margin-improvement opportunities.
- Leverage data and market insights to support fact-based sourcing decisions and negotiations.
- Lead supplier negotiations within defined authority levels to deliver sustainable COGS reductions and buying income.
- Draft, manage, and execute contract amendments in alignment with legal, finance, and sourcing standards.
- Own weekly price calculations, routines, and maintenance of pricing files.
- Conduct research related to zero-rate opportunities and other cost-reduction initiatives.
- Monitor supplier fill rate and service performance; escalate and resolve issues as needed.
- Partner with Category Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations to ensure sourcing strategies are executable.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for sourcing processes and assigned product categories.
Requirements
- 7 years of Sourcing or related experience including RFP, negotiations, vendor management and pricing.
- 3 years of people management and/or leadership experience.
- Proven experience in negotiations.
- Ability to operate successfully in a matrix environment and work effectively across multiple groups and levels.
- Solid negotiation skills and excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience and commitment to utilizing the skills of influence, persuasion and negotiation to achieve goals.
- Solid quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to work in a team setting, drive team results and support change management within the organization.
- Able to provide fact-based recommendations across various levels of management.
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as Microsoft Outlook.
Benefits
- health insurance
- pre-tax spending accounts
- retirement benefits
- paid time off
- short-term and long-term disability
- employee stock purchase plan
- life insurance