Fixture Purchasing Manager

Ross Stores•Dublin, CA

4d•$102,500 - $156,350•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Fixture Purchasing is responsible for leading all purchasing of fixtures and related equipment to support new store openings and projects in existing stores, including forecasting and inventory planning, budgeting, cost variance analysis, and financial management. This role leads a team of a Lead Purchasing Agent and several Purchasing Agents. They act as liaison between Store Operations and vendors on project status and purchasing issues. They are responsible to create and execute best practices to procure and deliver fixtures to stores on time, on budget and with high quality. This role is responsible for supporting stores through the management of executive fixture accounts, fixture transfers, and fixture requests, to ensure our stores are fixtured to standard. They are responsible for driving results through strong communication, planning, organization, prioritization, analysis and judgment, cross-functional collaboration, vendor management, and developing high performance teams.

Requirements

5+ years related experience
Experience managing teams
BA/BS degree required
Strong project management and problem-solving skills required
Ability to successfully influence and drive results through cross-functional partnerships
Strong customer focus. Anticipates customer needs and takes action to meet them; continually searches for ways to increase customer satisfaction and improve processes
Strong knowledge of store operations, fixtures, and installation processes
Financial acumen, including experience with developing budgets, monthly forecasts, reporting, and SOX compliance
Strong vendor management and negotiation skills
Advanced proficiency in Excel.
Proficiency in PeopleSoft E-pro desired

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant additional education is preferred
Proficiency in Tableau desired

Responsibilities

Leads a team of purchasing agents in the purchasing of fixtures and/or equipment across all Store Operations initiatives including new store openings, all projects in existing stores, and approved discretionary fixture requests.
Coordinates fixture purchases with manufacturing and transportation lead times to ensure timely deliveries to stores.
Maintains SOX compliance and reporting in all purchasing processes. Provides roll up reports and analysis on fixture and freight costs for projects as requested during the development of capital expense requests for all special projects.
Ensures all budgeting and forecasting activities are executed in a timely and accurate manner, including 5-year and annual fixture budgets, monthly forecasting and reconciliation, quarterly and year-end close, and tracking of expenditures, open commitments and purchase obligations.
Uses financial analysis of fixture costs, usage, and fixture prototype changes to identify and communicate risks and opportunities in the fixture budget/forecast across all business. Ensures all fixture purchases meet budgets and agreed upon savings targets.
Manages discretionary fixture accounts in support of executives. Prepares and implements bid/quotation requests and/or enters into price negotiations to ensure the best pricing. Participates in the development of prototype documents for bids, quotes and contracts.
Supports the Sr. Manager of Fixture Purchasing with the leadership and overall development of the Lead Purchasing Agent and the Purchasing Agent team.
Ensures ongoing training and accountability on all purchasing, inventory, and financial processes for the Fixture Purchasing team.
Proactively engages and works with business partners, vendors, leadership, and others as required on all purchasing, fixture inventory, and related financial processes and projects.
Owns development and documentation of all fixture purchasing processes.
Ensures processes and tools are in place to support the team with effectively executing fixture purchasing routines on time, on budget, and with high quality.
Routinely assesses execution of all processes, designs feedback loops to identify process gaps and opportunities, develops and implements recommendations.