sourcing manager, Direct Sourcing

Starbucks Coffee Company • Seattle, WA

6h

About The Position

Collaborates effectively internally and with suppliers. Develops effective negotiation strategies to enable success. Manages annual spend of $50-200 million depending on market complexity. Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: - - Proficiently advanced employ program and project management tools and techniques. - - Independently solve problems and make decisions for primary and strategic execution and tactical issues within the relevant portfolio of projects and or processes. - - Provide day to day oversight and perform a hands on execution role All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances. - - Effectively motivate and collaborate within their team and across their peer group. - - Lead using demonstrated and proven experience and the application of best practice procurement skills. - - Lead cross functional teams, mentor Analyst procurement, - - Work within peer group and leadership infrastructure to ensure that best practice and leverage opportunities are delivered. - - May collaborate with Group procurement manager and or director of procurement Foundational Knowledge: Working knowledge of procurement processes such as sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, risk management, and key legal terms. Proficient knowledge of procurement processes such as RFXs, market analysis, ‘should-cost' models, and standard legal protections (i.e. confidentiality agreements) Problem Solving and Business Acumen: Proactively identifies and addresses problems constructively and takes action to resolve. Strong acumen for coping with different business situations in a professional manner via obtaining essential information, focus on key objectives, recognize options available for solving problems, selecting the right approach to overcome obstacles, and set plans in motion to achieve execution. Teamwork: Effectively influences across peer groups and management level on complex strategy and demonstrates leadership. Project Management: Effective employment of project management tools and techniques. Ability to prioritize and redirect under pressure. Emotional Intelligence and Influence: Anticipate others' perspectives based on their role, level, and body language. Response to change is to consciously move through acceptance, adoption, and internalization. Ability to navigate in ambiguous environment and agile response to change. Demonstrate effective influencing skills via the ability to flex your style depending on strategy and stakeholder. Communication: Ability to prepare clear and concise verbal, written, and visual presentations and ability to clearly communicate written and verbally to cross-functional stakeholders & management to align and implement strategy. Proactive communication to management. Links information to priorities to facilitate dialogue and decision making. Intellectual Curiosity: Proactively identifies and engages in opportunities to expand knowledge via external benchmarking, external resources, leveraging knowledge of sourcing SMEs, and learning more about the broader business. Join us and be part of something bigger.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of procurement processes such as sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, risk management, and key legal terms.
• Proficient knowledge of procurement processes such as RFXs, market analysis, ‘should-cost' models, and standard legal protections (i.e. confidentiality agreements)
• Proactively identifies and addresses problems constructively and takes action to resolve.
• Strong acumen for coping with different business situations in a professional manner via obtaining essential information, focus on key objectives, recognize options available for solving problems, selecting the right approach to overcome obstacles, and set plans in motion to achieve execution.
• Effectively influences across peer groups and management level on complex strategy and demonstrates leadership.
• Effective employment of project management tools and techniques.
• Ability to prioritize and redirect under pressure.
• Anticipate others' perspectives based on their role, level, and body language.
• Response to change is to consciously move through acceptance, adoption, and internalization.
• Ability to navigate in ambiguous environment and agile response to change.
• Demonstrate effective influencing skills via the ability to flex your style depending on strategy and stakeholder.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise verbal, written, and visual presentations and ability to clearly communicate written and verbally to cross-functional stakeholders & management to align and implement strategy.
• Proactive communication to management.
• Links information to priorities to facilitate dialogue and decision making.
• Proactively identifies and engages in opportunities to expand knowledge via external benchmarking, external resources, leveraging knowledge of sourcing SMEs, and learning more about the broader business.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates effectively internally and with suppliers.
• Develops effective negotiation strategies to enable success.
• Manages annual spend of $50-200 million depending on market complexity.
• Proficiently advanced employ program and project management tools and techniques.
• Independently solve problems and make decisions for primary and strategic execution and tactical issues within the relevant portfolio of projects and or processes.
• Provide day to day oversight and perform a hands on execution role
• Effectively motivate and collaborate within their team and across their peer group.
• Lead using demonstrated and proven experience and the application of best practice procurement skills.
• Lead cross functional teams, mentor Analyst procurement,
• Work within peer group and leadership infrastructure to ensure that best practice and leverage opportunities are delivered.
• May collaborate with Group procurement manager and or director of procurement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed