GENERAL PURPOSE: The Director, Strategic Sourcing (Store Operations) is a high-profile, high-impact, succession-planned leadership role. This role will require a strategic and entrepreneurial mindset to identify and create opportunities to help reduce and/or avoid costs while minimizing risk for more than 2100 existing locations, with an additional 100 added annually for a $20B+ industry leader. As the Director, you will have a broad sphere of influence as a trusted advisor, strong leadership, project management, and communication skills. These are key as you'll collaborate with many cross-functional stakeholders and executive leaders while partnering with a wide variety of vendors within the Store Operations function.
The base salary range for this role is $115,200 - $216,600. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Drive Strategic Sourcing Process Execution • Create and implement mid-to-long-term detailed sourcing strategic plans and category roadmaps.
• Drive end-to-end strategic sourcing with powerful presentations, data analysis, baseline development, model building, RFP development, bid management, negotiations, offer analysis, and scenario development.
• Conduct detailed savings analysis and savings projections and synthesize them into actionable recommendations.
• Lead RFx (RFQ, RFP, RFI) processes from start to finish for projects that vary in complexity, visibility, and priority.
• Evaluate RFx responses (quantitatively and qualitatively).
• Conduct detailed market and vendor research and communicate these findings through meaningful research summaries.
• Facilitate the development of award scenarios and recommendations for stakeholder evaluation, consideration, and decision-making.
• Participate in post-bid management, including supplier onboarding, spend analysis, and vendor management.
Ad-Hoc Analysis, Project Support, and Project Management• Work with the leadership team to identify and strategically grow the Strategic Sourcing practice with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Manage both planned and unplanned projects from stakeholders across the company.
• Create and execute project work plans and successfully deliver on timelines and project goals and objectives.
• Partner with business leaders to create project roadmaps and savings tracking documents.
• Deliver presentations and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management.
• Manage the Direct Imports program, including multiple store fixture categories, interfacing with overseas suppliers in Asia and domestically in the USA.
• Work with the leadership team to identify and strategically grow the Strategic Sourcing practice with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Manage both planned and unplanned projects from stakeholders across the company.
• Create and execute project work plans and successfully deliver on timelines and project goals and objectives.
• Partner with business leaders to create project roadmaps and savings tracking documents.
• Deliver presentations and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management.
• Manage the Direct Imports program, including multiple store fixture categories, interfacing with overseas suppliers in Asia and domestically in the USA.
• Create and execute project work plans and successfully deliver on timelines and project goals and objectives.
• Partner with business leaders to create project roadmaps and savings tracking documents.
• Deliver presentations and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management.
Contract Development and Management• Lead contract negotiations with internal and Legal stakeholders.
• Assess contracts for potential sourcing project opportunities.
• Draft contract terms.
- COMPETENCIES:
People
• Building Effective Teams (for managers of People and Projects)
• Developing Talent (for managers of people)
• Collaboration
Self
• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict
Business
• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility
With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies: - Drive Results
- Problem Solving
- Leadership
- Analysis and Judgement
QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED: • BA/BS in Business, Economics, Accounting or Engineering. Advanced degree is a plus.
• A minimum of 10 years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience; multi-category sourcing experience is preferred, including sourcing both products and services.
• Management consulting experience preferred; experience in retail is a plus.
• Strategic thinking and ability to influence multiple levels of the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, especially in front of peers and executive audiences.
• Strong quantitative skills and a data-driven approach to solving problems.
• Close attention to detail and the drive to get things right with minimal supervision.
• Able to listen, understand, and communicate with associates at all levels of the company.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize, work independently, and keep a high level of focus.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Contract writing and management experience required.
• Occasional international and domestic travel is required with advanced notice given.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ADA: This position requires the ability to work in an office environment, including using a computer, attending meetings, working as part of a team, and the ability to communicate with team members and others. Regular attendance also is a requirement of the position.
This role requires regular in-office presence, including attending in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work. #LI-Hybrid
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manager, Strategic Sourcing
DISCLAIMER: This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.
