SR SOURCING MANAGER - HYBRID - CHARLOTTE, NC

Compass Group•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The primary duty of this position is to support the development and execution of sourcing category strategies and understand the business/company requirements to maximize value and partner with business stakeholders. This also includes executing the end-to-end sourcing process of creating and managing category strategies, spend and market analysis, running RFx’s, negotiating contracts and pricing, and supplier management. This role has sourcing and vendor management experience to operate at all levels of the organization and has the ability to learn to move from strategic to tactical to provide insights based upon market conditions and trends, investigate innovative methods to optimize value from goods and service providers, improve the decision-making process, and increase the flow of information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
5+ years proven management experience in Procurement/ Supply Chain/ Sourcing role with a track record of solid management behavior and results.
Effective written & verbal communication skills
Project Management skills / experience
Ability to manage multiple priorities among cross-functional teams.
Proven customer focus orientation
Proven advanced & methodical analytical skills using large data sets.
Demonstration of critical thinking, ability to draw conclusions from financial models of various data sources and make recommendations from large and small data sets across the business at all levels.
Proven experience in managing a P&L or budget.
Strong internal stakeholder management skills – capacity to listen, build trusting relationships in all levels of the organization, understand, and capture stakeholder’s needs and deliver effective solutions.
Advanced Microsoft & Word proficiency
Up to 10% Travel Annually

Responsibilities

Leads the negotiation and contract management of large-scale, enterprise-wide volume purchase agreements with guidance.
Demonstrates project management expertise with the ability to carry projects from strategic planning through implementation.
Partners with Category Development subject matter experts across multiple product categories to gain additional insights and advanced knowledge of products.
Proactively strategizes with business and other stakeholders to understand the needs of the organization to deliver solutions.
Leads and participates on cross functional teams to develop meaningful requirements to ensure quality responses from suppliers.
Researches and develops adequate sources of supply. Utilizes supply market knowledge to leverage best strategy for company; Leads cross functional supplier selection activities through management of formal RFP, RFQ and RFI processes.
Evaluates the financial stability of potential suppliers.
Performs required business analysis with a strategic focus on total cost of ownership.
Continuously seeks out cost savings opportunities and lead efforts to realize the savings.
Maintain accurate records and data within the contract management system and other related sourcing tools.
Participates in the development of a strategic sourcing strategy based on an understanding of business goals and objectives, the supply market and benchmarking. Effectively documents, communicates and gains buy-in across the organization to ensure alignment.
Develops & refines the procurement processes to minimize efforts and maximize benefits through compliance & specification controls.