Associate Sourcing Manager - Fresh Foods

7-Eleven • Irving, TX

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About The Position

7-Eleven is seeking an Associate Sourcing Manager to support sourcing activities and processes for Private Brands and/or Fresh Food categories. This role involves requirements gathering, spend and market analysis, RFx development and execution, proposal evaluation, supplier capability assessment, contract support, supplier onboarding, and ongoing supplier management. The position supports Sourcing Managers, Directors, and cross-functional business partners in executing sourcing plans to improve cost, quality, service, speed to market, and risk management, while ensuring compliance with 7-Eleven sourcing policies and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years required
• Demonstrated ability to build and analyze financial models to evaluate proposal scenarios, cost impacts, market benchmarks, landed cost considerations, and supplier recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills and foundational understanding of legal aspects, negotiating skills, purchasing terminology, cost analysis, supplier compliance, and contract administration.
• A clear understanding of logistics, route to market, production lead times, and material specifications around retail product and food packaging.
• Proficient with MS Office suite, including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; ability to use data, templates, and reporting tools to support sourcing decisions and stakeholder updates.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate with internal stakeholders, team members, suppliers, and cross-functional partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience sourcing food, ingredients, prepared foods, and related products across multiple restaurant and foodservice formats, including Quick Service Restaurants (QSR), Fast Casual, Casual Dining, Convenience Retail, and other multi-unit foodservice operations strongly preferred.
• Exposure to domestic and/or import sourcing concepts preferred, including lead-time planning, landed cost components, tariff and duty impacts, logistics handoffs, supplier compliance, and broker or trading partner models.

Responsibilities

• Execute 7-Eleven sourcing processes for assigned categories, including data and spend analysis, market research, scoping, bidding, contract support, compliance, and supplier management activities.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Product Development, Supply Chain, Legal, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support sourcing execution and business goals.
• Support development and execution of RFx/sourcing events, including supplier discovery, bid analysis, scenario modeling, stakeholder feedback, and negotiation preparation.
• Support contract development, negotiations, and renewals with suppliers, partnering with Legal and sourcing leadership on pricing, performance measures, service requirements, supplier accountability, remedies, termination options, and total cost of ownership while reducing risk.
• Research potential domestic and international suppliers and support evaluation of supplier capability, capacity, lead times, compliance readiness, cost structure, and fit for assigned business needs.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions with stakeholders, provide clear progress updates, and help translate sourcing priorities into actionable next steps.
• Build and analyze financial models, including proposal comparisons, cost scenarios, market benchmarks, and supplier recommendations, and present findings in a clear and concise format.
• Develop and execute inventory procurement and lifecycle management strategies that support on-time launches, maximize inventory productivity, and minimize excess, aged, and obsolete inventory exposure.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree