Senior Category Development Manager - Beverages

SENIOR CATEGORY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - BEVERAGES

We are the industry leader in procurement and supply chain solutions. We pride ourselves on our ability to source and provide a variety of products and services that help our customers more easily, and cost effectively, run their businesses.

Who is Foodbuy? We care about our associates, our clients, and our community. We think big, encourage innovation and debate, and seek out game changers. Our benefits and PTO offerings are strong. Our compensation packages are competitive.

We follow a value system called People FIRST
, which stands for Flexibility, Inclusion, Results, Sustainability and Transparency.
People FIRST is the foundation for everything we do at Foodbuy.

Job Summary
:
This position is responsible for execution and strategic oversight of assigned categories, including negotiation, budgeting, forecasting, aligning customer needs with program.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the financial planning and forecasting process.
• Develop category sourcing strategy and recommendations in conjunction with key business partners.
• Conduct industry analysis to provide proactive insight to develop a 3-year category strategy.
• Partner with Sourcing team to support negotiating & executing preferred supplier contracts.
• Provide ongoing trend analysis (business performance & drivers) to seize value-creating opportunities & corrective actions.
• Research current state and future needs, analysis of market trends and potential suppliers, and identification of continuous improvement opportunities.
• Responsible for development of comprehensive strategy reports.
• Identify, design & execute cost savings projects within assigned categories.
• Manage supplier performance - escalation resolution management.
• Create & deliver presentations with customer & competitive insights, recommendations.
• Ownership of required internal processes including budgeting, contract attributes, benchmarking, pricing, product recommendations, etc.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain, category, finance, or related field; supplier management experience preferred.
• Strong negotiation experience.
• Presentation Experience.
• Ability to extract insights from complex data sets using advanced excel skills.
• Ability to influence through direct and indirect teams.
• Knowledge / Experience of budgets and forecasting.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• Travel is up to 5% annually.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)