Procurement Manager (Food & Beverage)

Inspire•Brookhaven, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision, assumes full buying responsibility for selected categories. Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning, production, and inventory control. This position sits within our Atlanta based Global Support Center with an expectation to be onsite 80% of the time. Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences. Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants across nearly 60 global markets. In an industry facing increasing disruption, our leaders saw an opportunity to build a restaurant company unlike any other – one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own. Found inherently in the purposes of our family of brands, we identified a common thread between our restaurants – the capacity to inspire. From guest experience to career development to community well-being, Inspire plays a role in the lives of millions of people every day. Our brands are diverse, distinctive, and fan favorites. In a sense, you could say we seek those who provide something different than the norm.

Requirements

4-Year degree in a related field
5+ years in supply chain and procurement
Experience in procurement and negotiation strategies
Understand and function effectively in a team environment
Proven track record of success in leadership positions
Restaurant / Food Service experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree a PLUS

Responsibilities

Enables brands to efficiently and effectively maximize the value they receive from suppliers
Ensures all legal documents are in place for each supplier, including NDA, Master Supplier Agreement, and Product Agreements
Conducts the RFP process, bid analysis and review, contract negotiations, and blanket purchase agreement creation
Develop/execute purchasing strategies for products including monitoring macro trends in supplier base, implementing plans to react, and developing/executing purchasing strategies for products
Identify and realize cost-savings and cost-reduction opportunities
Develop ideas for cost savings initiatives within owned categories
Evaluate potential margin initiatives, document with business case and champion change in support of department/company initiatives
Minimizes risk of supply disruption
Identifies supply and supplier issues. Analyzes information to assess root cause, improvement opportunities and associated risk
Develops solutions and gains consensus to resolve supply issues
Build strategic relationships
Build relationships with supplier working team / contacts
Builds collaborative relationships with Brand Core Team / Directors
Understand Brands' needs and build supplier relationships to meet those needs
Monitors purchasing performance
Participates in S&OP process and coordinates supplier's production to meet demand
Monitors supplier performance and completes supplier scorecard.
Contributes to high performing team
Mentors, coaches, and develops less experienced members of the procurement team.
Ensures quality execution of the performance management process and personal developmental plans.
Other responsibilities as assignment by management