Strategic Sourcing Manager - Refrigeration

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. We have a new vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength with deep local roots, that offers an easy, fun, friendly and inspiring experience, no matter how a customer chooses to shop with us. We want talented individuals to be a part of this journey.

A $60Bn company with 2,200+ stores, 23 distribution centers, and 20 food and beverage plants make us one of the largest retailers in the United States. With stores in 34 states serving 34 million customers, our foundation is our 20 well-known grocery banners with an eclectic and legendary history. Across the nation, we are moving the needle through innovation.

The Strategic Sourcing Department has an opening for a Sourcing Manager- Refrigeration. This position is located at the Boise, Id Corporate Office.

Who you are: The ideal candidate is a sourcing manager who is familiar with commercial/retail refrigeration processes, design, regulations, and equipment? You are a top performer who puts results first and follows a sourcing process. You are a problem solver with an entrepreneurial mindset who is persistently looking for places to improve, is curious, and excited by the work in the field of Strategic Sourcing and refrigeration. You are a true team player looking to learn, share, teach, and grow with the team. You are comfortable with ambiguity and understand that collaboration is a key for top results.

We are looking for: Driven leaders who can demonstrate that they are change agents, consensus builders and strategists who have experience utilizing a sourcing process, and whose calling and drive is to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for supporting and conducting strategic negotiation events for different categories across the organization
• Strong analytical skills: able to transform data into clear and relevant information
• Develop and deliver high quality presentations
• Establish relationships and lead Stakeholders / cross-functional teams along the process to get buy-in
• Develop and lead comprehensive, multi-faceted and terms-and-conditions negotiations with suppliers
• Lead sourcing events from project kick-off to contract execution, and implementation
• Use and evaluate eSourcing tools and new technologies
• Participate in spend analytics and work planning efforts
• Create Strategic Sourcing partnerships in order to increase addressable spend
• Become a category expert in understanding the category role and develop category playbooks and roadmaps to enhance strategic negotiations
• Develop negotiation event timeline and manage execution
• Project management
• Handle small to multi-million-dollar projects

Qualifications:

• 4-year college degree, graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6+ years' experience in Strategic Sourcing. 2-3 years in Indirect categories preferred
• Experience in developing and managing strategic supplier relationships, ideally in the retail and/or national merchant space
• Strong experience with contract negotiations and managing strategic supplier alliances
• Experience partnering with legal and negotiating terms and conditions
• Strong business writing, and oral communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Consulting (including internal consulting) experience is a big plus
• Degree or minor in quantitative field such as economics, math, statistics, managerial accounting, business management, etc. is preferred
• Strong oral communications skills

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

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