Director Indirect Sourcing

Sysco

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leads a team of category managers to develop, execute, and refine category plans for Supply Chain Indirect Sourcing, which includes products and services that are not re-saleable by Sysco and make up an annual spend of $1+ BB, and leads a team of centralized procurement and administrative professionals throughout the Sysco global enterprise -- with the goal of achieving reductions in total cost of ownership and improving product quality and supplier delivery and service levels in order to contribute to Sysco's financial goals. Manages strategic relationships and internal communications with suppliers and stakeholders to develop continuous improvement initiatives and implementation plans. Interfaces with key stakeholders from the executive floor to the shop floor across functions as varied as Marketing, HR (Human Resources), Merchandising, and Supply Chain, among others. Demonstrates flexibility in strategy and approach; for example, dealing with commodity products such as fuel, complex technical products such as tractors and trailers, customer-facing services such as customer-print publications, and resolving delivery and quality issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
7 - 10 years overall professional experience
Functional knowledge of procurement, sourcing and/or category management
Strong Excel skills (e.g., basic financial modeling, pivot tables, able to navigate large data sets)
Direct management experience
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills (conduct multiple complex analyses simultaneously)
Good planning/project management/execution skills
Manage toward strategic and tactical goals with continuous improvement
Possess strong negotiating skills
Possess strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Exhibits passion for reducing costs
Possess strong leadership, management, and coordination skills
Ability to plan and carry out assigned projects, resolve conflict, and coordinate work with others
Ability to deal comfortably with conflict
Understands team dynamics and works well within team structure.
Must be able to travel to Sysco facilities and supplier locations.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Researching / analyzing spend, industry dynamics/trends, and stakeholder requirements of indirect categories -- a strategic formulation
Partnering with Indirect Sourcing Program operations (ISP) and other resources to conduct sourcing events (RFx) for fleet, facility, and other operational categories.
Implementing results, including the development of short-list and recommendation of supplier(s) selection, negotiation, agreement of contractual terms and conditions, piloting and transition plans & strategic implementation
Reviewing categories through scorecards (cost/performance), financial forecasting, periodic reporting of status, stakeholder feedback, supplier business reviews, demand management, improvement initiatives, updates of products and pricing strategic review
Driving innovation and partnership with suppliers to improve category total cost of ownership, create efficiencies, support business transformation, and improve field user experience
Centralizing procurement for relevant categories through the application of proper receipt, relieve, and replenishment models
Planning, adherence to policy, and use of process tools (e-suite, sourcing, contracts, auctions)