Category Manager-Strategic Sourcing: Beverage

National DCP • Duluth, GA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

National DCP, LLC (NDCP) is hiring a Category Manager for its Strategic Sourcing team. Based in the Duluth, Georgia corporate office, this hybrid role oversees select product categories and develops, leads, and executes category strategy. The manager researches products, prepares supplier performance reports, negotiates with suppliers, creates and analyzes bids, and recommends ways to grow and improve the business through strategic sourcing.

The role works with internal teams—including Purchasing, Operations, and Finance—and Dunkin’ corporate to plan and execute sourcing activities. It focuses on understanding product cost drivers, developing and monitoring category food-cost plans, managing supplier performance and supply issues, and achieving cost savings while maintaining product specifications, quality, and service levels. The position may supervise others and requires periodic travel.

NDCP describes its environment as collaborative and people-first, with opportunities for career advancement. Compensation is a salary with bonus potential, paid weekly. The position is hybrid, with onsite work at the Duluth, Georgia corporate office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a relevant field.
• Three to five years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Strategic Sourcing is desired; experience in the Beverage category is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with the 7 Step Strategic Sourcing Process.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt, and execute multiple projects at a time.
• Ability to prioritize, manage time, and multitask with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multifunctional teams.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations and priorities and adjust concepts to fit new situations.
• Clear understanding of financial measurements.
• Ability to deliver challenging, constructive feedback to suppliers or internally while maintaining direction and producing efficient, effective results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Periodic travel is required.

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience in food, beverage, bakery, dairy, packaging, retail or wholesale grocery, and/or consumer food products.
• Experience in Foodservice Distribution, a Purchasing Co-op, or a QSR environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strong supplier business relationships.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Operations, Finance, and Dunkin’ corporate on cross-functional sourcing planning and execution.
• Understand product category cost drivers.
• Develop category food-cost plans and monitor performance throughout the year.
• Participate in and conduct business planning sessions to understand business requirements and sourcing needs.
• Improve supplier performance by communicating standards, developing joint improvement initiatives, and soliciting formal feedback from NDCP members.
• Use strategic sourcing tools to support continuous cost-reduction programs for NDCP’s largest controllable expenditures.
• Identify, develop, and support system-wide cost-saving measures.
• Manage and resolve product supply issues as needed.
• Prepare and analyze RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs; analyze responses and collaborate with internal counterparts on award decisions.
• Negotiate the lowest possible landed cost based on product specifications, quality, service levels, and industry conditions.
• Ensure supplier contracts are complete and properly executed, accounting for cost variables including unbundled freight.
• Work with Transportation to determine optimal delivery terms, rates, and freight class.
• Keep supply contingency plans and strategies current and ready to activate if primary suppliers cannot perform.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and discretionary time, and paid holidays.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Discount programs.
• Tuition discount program.
• Salary with bonus potential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level