Sr Sourcing Category Manager

Vestis • Lawrenceville, GA

106d

About The Position

The position involves owning the overall strategy for specific product categories, which includes managing supplier relationships, performance management, sourcing strategies, and new product introductions. The role requires developing and delivering long-term sourcing strategies, leading key initiatives with cross-functional teams, and driving the decision-making process of the category roadmap with leadership. The individual will also drive commercial relationships with suppliers to achieve optimal cost and performance, manage end-to-end RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, and lead contract negotiations to minimize risk exposure and enforce supplier accountability. Additionally, the role involves analyzing data to draw conclusions and communicate findings to all levels of the organization, developing reporting frameworks to communicate sourcing status and supplier performance, and identifying opportunities for product expansion and new product introductions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of supply chain sourcing experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Significant experience in conducting supplier RFI, RFP, supplier selection, and supplier performance management.
• Ability to plan and lead negotiations with input from multiple internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own overall strategy for specific product category(s), including supplier relationships, supplier performance management, supplier sourcing strategies, and new product introductions.
• Develop and deliver long term sourcing strategies, lead key initiatives with cross-functional teams; drive the decision-making process of the category roadmap with leadership.
• Drive commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving optimal cost and performance.
• Lead supplier performance management business reviews to highlight best practices and opportunities, including improving sustainability & social responsibility.
• Manage end-to-end RFI/RFQ/RFP process in partnership with key stakeholders to increase operational efficiencies, identify and partner with the best suppliers, and maximize value creation for the company.
• Drive end-to-end contract negotiations to achieve favorable contract terms and agreements to eliminate or minimize risk exposure and enforce supplier accountability.
• Analyze contract documents to determine contractual obligations, preparing recommendations regarding acceptance or modifications.
• Analyze data, draw reasonable conclusions, make recommendations and communicate analysis to all levels of the organization.
• Develop reporting frameworks and tools to effectively communicate sourcing status, supplier performance, value creation to applicable cross-functional stakeholders.
• Understand and follow relevant market trends impactful to business.
• Identify product expansion and new product introduction opportunities.
• Coordinate and collaborate with local teams to deploy and manage the implementation of defined strategies.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Personal and Laundry Services