Director of Procurement
, CA, United States
Responsibilities:
Recruits, mentors, and leads a team specializing in commodity procurement.
Builds and manages key supplier relationships to achieve cost savings, improve product quality, and enhance supplier performance.
Collaborates with Brand leadership and operations teams to achieve financial, performance, and quality goals.
Utilizes a systematic, analytical approach to monitor and assess supplier performance.
Identifies, selects, and cultivates suppliers who offer top-notch quality and value for Wabash and its customers.
Heads negotiation processes and establishes long-term contracts and pricing agreements with key suppliers.
Strengthens competitive position by streamlining and leveraging spending across all brands.
Conducts comprehensive market and internal data analyses to find new opportunities and increase spending under supply agreements.
Supports new product development by sourcing and developing advanced technologies, suppliers, and processes that provide a business edge.
Develops and implements long-term commodity strategies that deliver added value.
Tracks market trends to forecast material cost changes and communicates necessary actions to mitigate risks.
Creates and executes commodity hedging plans and other risk management strategies.
Manages the Contract Management system, ensuring effective oversight of pricing, contracts, and spending across all categories.
Qualifications:
Over 7 years of experience in procurement.
More than 5 years of managing and developing procurement teams.
At least 3 years of experience in the food service, hospitality, restaurant, or retail grocery sectors.
Expert in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Strong skills in analytics and mathematics.
Exceptional communication abilities across all organizational levels and with external partners.
Skilled in negotiation.
Comprehensive knowledge of Supply Chain Management.
Acquainted with foodservice operations, including commercialization/value-add processes to enhance restaurant labor efficiency.
Proven track record in building relationships and strategic alliances, inspiring collaboration with internal teams and suppliers to achieve strategic goals.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the capability to multitask effectively in a high-speed environment.
Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams to ensure cost control and process enhancements.
Strong business insight to develop standardized processes that enhance visibility.
Shows a high sense of urgency and personal responsibility for supply chain performance, adept at overcoming implementation challenges.
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