Strategic Sourcing Manager - Military Veterans

About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

Placing a premium on adaptability, safety and family well-being, our work model, Presence with a Purpose, offers a hybrid work environment between remote work and office time. A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to everyone, and teams are empowered to make decisions best for them.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

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What you will be doing

The position can be based in Boise, Idaho, or one of our other locations (Dallas TX, Chicago, IL, Phoenix, AZ).

Main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Sourcing (70%)

• Become a category expert in the field and develop category playbooks / roadmaps to enhance strategic transformation & contract negotiations.

• Identifies patterns, trends, risk, and opportunities for sourcing and savings opportunities within categories that are medium to high complexity and spend.

• Model, deliver and present accurate financial evaluations, driving cost savings and cost avoidance, strong analytical skills.

• Lead the RFP process and manage stakeholders and Finance on bid proposal analysis, develop and manage Marketing KPIs and QA scorecard assessments.

• Track and report cohesive cost analysis data; measuring and managing spend, demand, volume, and risk across all suppliers.

• Adhere to and ensure the assigned suppliers are SOX compliant and adhere to all policies and processes. Demonstrate ethics and integrity in supplier and stakeholder interactions.

• Facilitate and project manage cross-functional teams to drive the decision-making process during negotiation events.

• Lead change management within the impacted groups to transition them to adopting new and efficient business processes and technologies, build a pipeline of efficiencies generating cost savings.

Leadership and Management (30%)

• Mentor financial analysts and sourcing managers using Strategic Sourcing processes and tools required to meet their job requirements and goals.

• Train and coach on building stakeholder management skills, including understanding the categories, negotiations, contracts, and development of complex financial models.

What we are searching for

Education Level:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, and/or Marketing preferred.
  

Experience Level:

• 8+ years' experience and /or the education listed above.

• 6+ years of negotiating contracts, managing strategic supplier alliances and/or agencies
  

Skills and Experiences:

• Strong ability to negotiate internally and externally to achieve required objectives and executes and implement contracts.

• Strong meeting management and facilitation skills.

• Good understanding of marketing, media partnerships, and agency management

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good knowledge of sourcing systems and e-sourcing technology.

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems.

• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills.

• Excellent relationship building and collaboration skills.

• High energy level, initiative, creative problem-solving ability, and sense of urgency.

• Excellent team interpersonal skills and ability to handle multiple tasks while providing superior service.

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to lead and/or mentor coach teammates
  

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• 10% Travel Required

What is it like at Albertsons?

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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