Manager, Sourcing

Manager, Sourcing role at KeHE Distributors

2 days ago – be among the first 25 applicants.

• Pay Range: $87,230 – $127,897 per year
• Shift Days: (not specified)
• Shift Time: (not specified)
• Benefits begin on Day 1
• Health, Rx, Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Short- and long-term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company-designated holidays

Good people, working with good people, for our common good. Sound good? KeHE—a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor—"good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people‑first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

KeHE’s multiple lines of exclusive brands offer retail customers compelling natural food solutions in the communities they serve. The Sourcing Manager plays an integral role on the KeHE exclusive brands team, ensuring these products offer the variety and mix our retail partners need to compete in an ever‑changing marketplace. This role plays a critical link to our brand strategy. The right person will help us evolve our product offerings, ensuring a food‑forward approach to acquiring new customers, and improving the satisfaction of existing retail partners.

As part of the exclusive brands team, the Sourcing Manager will:

• Bring forward compelling concepts for new products consistent with brand positioning using SPINS, competitive sets, and market analytics.
• Leverage analytics to determine market price for product mix and portfolio.
• Seek out and secure suppliers who provide items with key attributes that align with our product standards.
• Determine supplier capabilities; verify certifications, production run size capabilities, logistics, and more.
• Negotiate supplier agreements.
• Partner with team members to determine landed cost, wholesale cost, and volume estimates for each new item.
• Present new programs to KeHE leadership and key stakeholders, addressing sales opportunity, competitive landscape, pricing, purchasing strategy, expected turns per DC, and margin.
• Lead communication between the supplier and various KeHE team members to get artwork kicked off and items set up in our system.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

• Ability to manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously and operate in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Tenacious focus on identifying opportunities, pursuing solutions, and achieving results.
• Energetic self‑starter with initiative, sense of urgency, and a positive attitude.
• Effective time‑management and project‑management skills with obsessive attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze data, deliver insights, and sell concepts.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally across all facets of the business.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in product development, sourcing, private label management or related experience.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with syndicated data is preferred.

Physical demands are representative of the requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

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