Sourcing Operations Manager

Morgan Street Holdings•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With more than 1,400 employees across 28 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery. Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas. Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best. Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving. tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.

Requirements

4-year supply chain degree with 3-5 years’ experience in supply chain, sourcing, category management, and/or procurement
Demonstrated delivery of Supplier Management and Supplier Performance management that result in measurable valuable outcomes (e.g. innovation, supply chain stability, sustainability, cost savings)
Strong analytical capabilities
Results proven negotiation capabilities
Strong critical thinking capabilities
Highly collaborative
Influence without authority
Business and financial acumen
Strong relationship / strategic partnering skills
Skilled in using computer software applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, & Team
Previous experience working as a Buyer or Supply/Demand Planner

Nice To Haves

Technical background preferred (engineering or supply chain discipline)
MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Overall accountability for managing a subset of supplier relationships across the Packaging Category within a defined region.
Responsible for the planning, organization, directing and controlling of the supply of packaging which is produced for our customer(s) which is used within their restaurants (QSR segmentation).
Deploy and manage a consistent global supplier engagement framework, supplier performance metrics, and sourcing strategies.
Manage assured supply of packaging products, supplier development, supplier selection, supplier performance and capacity and contingency management.
Collaborate internally with the Strategic Sourcing, Commercial Delivery, and Category Management functions as well as Quality and SIPD.
Provide support as a subject matter expert to our customer when necessary.
Inventory management of suppliers that deliver uninterrupted supply of core and promotional product to the system at a level of quality, innovation, and cost, consistent with the customer’s standards and expectations.
Support Supplier Relationships programs across the supplier base in the defined region.
Manage raw material and risk management aspects of the packaging supply chain both at strategic level and with regard to supply contingency and pricing fluctuations.
Lead Capacity/Contingency gap identification.
Implement supplier strategies against the product category roadmaps to meet overall category needs and the customer’s long term business objectives.
Serve as the escalation point for supplier issues across the business.
Collaborate with internal customers especially Procurement Services and Product Management during the strategic sourcing review process to deliver against defined objectives. Key responsibilities in this area include supplier selection, supplier onboarding, negotiations, and contract management.
Manage and implement overall supplier capacity requirements to support the product strategies and roadmaps inclusive of any necessary supplier investment strategies.
Manage execution of supplier contract management in partnership with Procurement Services.