strategic sourcing director
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Manager Strategic Sourcing - Furniture, Fixture and Store Equipment
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June 14, 2024
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Employer details
Sobeys Inc.
Job details
Requisition ID: 181237 Career Group: Corporate Office CareersJob Category: Sourcing SC & Construction RETravel Requirements: 0 - 10% Job Type: Full-TimeCountry: Canada (CA)Province: Ontario; Nova ScotiaCity: Mississauga, StellartonLocation: Tahoe Office, 0100 Stellarton SobeysPostal Code: L4W 0C7Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families. A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. Ready to Make an impact?The Strategic Sourcing Manager leads the strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier management for a complex portfolio of furniture, fixtures, equipment, working with contractors and construction consultants in support of our grocery retail and RSC locations. The purpose of the position is to create value for our retail locations, reduce total cost, provide safe (food safety and health & safety) equipment, and leverage world-class negotiation and sourcing strategies, tools and processes, and mitigate risk through contract development for non-merchandise goods and services acquired by Sobeys. Here's where you'll be focusing:Own management of indirect spend across designated lines of business: Develop trust-based relationships with grocery retail department stakeholdersSupports Construction & Merchandising teams from inception of store fixture layout to store openings. Strong knowledge of retail indirect categories such as refrigeration, fixtures, millwork, food production equipment, waste management equipment, etc.Cultivate systemic understanding of department goals, objectives, and requirementsUnderstand and effectively interact with the departments on the components of their business and how it operates successfully.Provide insights and market perspectives to the departments to support and enable their businesses as they grow.Collaborate with suppliers and business to drive process improvements and demand management.Assess, track and drive category analysis across designated lines of business: Conduct category market assessment and analysis.Develop baseline cost for categories including total cost analysis, technical specifications, and historical cost trends.Document department needs related to goods or services needed to successfully support their business objectives.Identify viable sources of supply capable of meeting those requirements and perform necessary due diligence including supplier facility visits.Lead category sourcing process for designated lines of business: Develop sourcing strategy, evaluate key levers and coordinate to gain buy in from key stakeholders on the approach.Conduct the strategic sourcing process including, RFQs, RFIs, and RFPsLead and conduct the negotiations with suppliers Develop a decision matrix to drive objective business recommendation to departments and stakeholdersDrive and implement the signed agreements for sourcing decisionsInterface with Finance and departments to ensure compliance and savings flow thoughMonitor industry trends and developments and update category strategy as needed What you have to offer:An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of business experience in a purchasing, merchandising or retail environmentStrong retail furniture, fixture and equipment sourcing experience and understanding of Canadian vendor landscape (prefer grocery retail)Excellent communication skills and ability to build meaningful team relationships to drive resultsExperience leading procu
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LocationStellarton, NS
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
CareerBeacon
#1985533
Advertised until
2024-07-13
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