Director of Procurement - Category Management
Job Description
Position Description
The Director of Procurement - Category Management is responsible for sourcing, category management and tactical purchasing activities across multiple areas of spend in collaboration with Operations and cross-functional team members. This is a hands-on role requiring a detail-oriented and highly driven individual looking to make a lasting impact with a growing organization. To be successful, the individual will be a seasoned Procurement professional with extensive experience managing Indirect & Services categories and proven at delivering results. They will also be naturally inquisitive; they will love a good puzzle and will have a deep desire to build strong partnerships and provide consultative guidance to business leads.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Identify & Realize Cost-improvement Opportunities
- Develop and execute purchasing strategies for goods and services by conducting opportunity assessments, benchmarking, cost modeling and root cause analysis
- Lead and manage multi-functional stakeholder teams for specific strategic sourcing initiatives or projects
- Measure and track internal performance within each spend category and proactively put in place improvement plans
- Monitor strategy implementation and adjust, as needed, to ensure value creation out of category is on track to plan
- Drive annual productivity improvements in each spend category
- Strategically source goods and services in support of organizational needs
- Conduct RFx process(es) as needed (includes bid analysis and review, contract negotiations and execution)
- Oversee supplier selection process and negotiate agreements in partnership with business leads
- Implement solutions in collaboration with Operations and other cross-functional team members
Build & Manage Relationships
- Understand the needs of the organization and the individual Brands to build vendor relationships to meet those needs
- Manage vendor relationships to maximize value and mitigate risk to the business
- Build, maintain and grow effective relationships across the enterprise
- Be a trusted advisor to Operations and Support Center functions
Elevate Team & Organizational Effectiveness
- Provide contract management expertise to the business
- Act as a business partner in support of strengthening Market-level & Support
Center operations
- Provide leadership to help deliver against long-term goals
- Leverage a continuous improvement focus to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement team
- Foster and champion the FRG culture across the enterprise and across the vendor landscape
- Build, support and/or develop a successful team of category managers, both through direct and indirect influence, as needed
Desired Skills
- Creative critical thinker with advanced problem-solving and sound decision-making abilities
- Demonstrable analytical ability with a sharp eye for numerical detail and ability to understand and discuss potential financial outcomes
- Results-oriented, "hands-on" individual with a high attention to detail
- Able to proficiently influence and persuade others, even without direct authority, building a high-level of credibility
- Mastered relationship management capabilities (vendor, key stakeholders, peers)
- Outstanding communication skills and experience partnering with various levels of the organization
- Personal and professional accountability
- Openness to change, resilience and comfort with ambiguity
- Personal characteristics reflective of a fast-paced industry: high energy, self motivated, positive "can do" attitude, service oriented, high degree of integrity
Experience & Education
- 7-10 years general Procurement experience with 3-5 years directly managing
Indirect/Service Categories
- 3-5 years Contract Management experience
- Restaurant and/or Foodservice experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain preferred
- Professional certification(s) preferred (ie. CPSM, APICS)
- Solid project management skills highly desired
- Highly proficient in Office 365 environment, SAP experience a plus
Why Work for Flynn?
Flynn Group offers a variety of benefits and perks to encourage and empower our employees. We are committed to helping each employee work and live to his or her fullest potential. We offer a variety of benefits and perks while working for us:
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- Retirement and Savings Plan
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Basic Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Company Outings
- Dining Discounts
- PC/Laptop Assistances
- On-Site Fitness Center
- On-Site Daycare
- On site Cafe
- FUN Work Environment!
The Flynn Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Application Instructions
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