Under limited supervision, assumes full buying responsibility for selected categories. Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning, production, and inventory control in the proteins category.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Enables brands to efficiently and effectively maximize the value they receive from suppliers
Conducts the RFP process, bid analysis and review, contract negotiations, and blanket purchase agreement creation
Develop/execute purchasing strategies for products including monitoring macro trends in supplier base, implementing plans to react, and developing/executing purchasing strategies for products
Identify and realize cost-savings and cost-reduction opportunities
Develop ideas for cost savings initiatives within owned categories
Evaluate potential margin initiatives, document with business case and champion change in support of department/company initiatives
Minimizes risk of supply disruption
Identifies supply and supplier issues
Analyzes information to assess root cause, improvement opportunities, and associated risk
Develops solutions and gains consensus to resolve supply issues
Build strategic relationships
Build relationships with supplier working team / contacts
Builds collaborative relationships with Brand Core Team / Directors
Understand Brands' needs and build supplier relationships to meet those needs
Monitors purchasing performance
Participates in S&OP process and coordinates supplier's production to meet demand
Monitors supplier performance and completes supplier scorecard
Leads high performing team
Supervises, coaches, and develops the members of the purchasing/sourcing team
Ensures quality execution of the performance management process and personal developmental plans
Other responsibilities as assignment by management
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Preferred: Graduate Degree
Master's degree preferred
5+ years in supply chain and procurement
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES
Experience in procurement and negotiation strategies
Understand and function effectively in a team environment
Proven track record of success in leadership positions
Restaurant / Food Service experience required
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.
We're made up of some of the world's most iconic restaurant brands, but we're much more than just a restaurant company. We're a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple-it's an experience. At Inspire, that's our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
