Procurement Manager

Come lead the Procurement team at the Newark International Airport!

• Up to $60,000 / year
• Potential for Quarterly Bonus
• Opportunities for Growth

The primary role of the Procurement Manager is to assist in successfully managing SSP America's Supply Chain Programs. The Procurement team's primary goal is to implement, support, and oversee the successful execution of all purchasing programs. This person will perform the vital role of ensuring that all programs are communicated, supported, and executed at the Operations level. Critical to being successful in this role is a passion for understanding the details of supply chain management and utilizing that depth of knowledge to improve the quality of purchasing programs and products.

This position reports directly to the General Manager or Director of Operations with a dotted line to the Corporate Procurement Director.

• Provide all necessary data and analysis to the team in pursuit of preferred supply chain programs.
• Pricing trends and invoice level data; volume trends.
• Compliance trends and category spend analysis.
• Theoretical costing analysis. Roll out and coordinate all new supply chain programs, including:
  New Vendor setup;
  Airport product setup;
  Order guide setup;
  Vendor introductions – relationship management; ongoing analysis to measure program success.
• Monitor branch-level compliance with supply chain programs, including product spend analysis; unit-level training/coaching for compliance; landscape and detail-level reporting for compliance; track and maximize rebate programs.
• Support new Branch and Unit openings with supply chain duties:
  New Vendor Setup – introductions;
  Product List/Order Guide setup;
  On-site training to ensure best practices in ordering, receiving, and storing products.
• Analyze market pricing trends; communicate major price changes/commodity trends via monthly newsletter; make recommendations to the Procurement Director based on pricing trends.

• Minimum 3 years in Restaurant Purchasing and/or Kitchen Operations.
• Management experience analyzing pricing/volume trends with emphasis on product level detail.
• Experience training/implementing new programs at the Operations level; excellent analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task; comfortable with ambiguity, agile, business-savvy and resourceful; possesses can-do attitude and has a bias for action; builds relationships and collaborates effectively.

SSP America is an equal opportunity employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. SSP America will provide reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Purchasing

• Food and Beverage Services