Supplier Programs Director

REMOTE • CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Supplier Programs • Purchasing • Grocery

Are you a strategic thinker passionate about building resilient supply chains and fostering strong supplier relationships? We're looking for a Supplier Programs Director to reputed company and grow NCG's supplier initiatives.

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This position will reputed company the development, implementation, and management of supplier programs and agreements, drive cross functional collaboration and ensure strategic alignment across NCG's distribution network. This is an ideal position for a results-oriented, reputed company procurement professional with strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of retail grocery operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• reputed company annual and multi-year Supplier Programs work plan and budget reputed company with NCG's strategic priorities and in coordination with the Purchasing Senior Director.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sourcing strategies with in-store programming and business objectives.
• Allocate resources proportional to the strategic importance of each distribution relationship with a special focus on NCG's primary cost of goods distributor.
• reputed company new frameworks to support programs and initiatives in emerging areas of NCG focus.
• reputed company contract development, implementation and renewal process through consummation, including creation of contract development timetable and responsibilities, in coordination with the Purchasing Senior Director.
• Drive rapid service and program adaptations to mitigate adverse impacts attributable to supply chain disruptions in alignment with department-wide responses led by Purchasing Senior Director.
• Manage escalations reputed company to service-level issues, intervening as needed to resolve concerns and preserve supplier relationships and partnerships, coordinating with the Purchasing Senior Director on cross-department or high impact reputed company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, supply chain management, or reputed company field, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating at least 12 years of reputed company experience in procurement, distribution, or supplier relationship management.
• Minimum of 10 years of reputed company experience in distribution, procurement, purchasing, or supplier/vendor relationship management.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading teams or supervising staff in a professional or program focused setting.
• Strong understanding of retail grocery operations.
• Extensive knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures in order to design, negotiate, implement and manage supplier agreements that drive financial performance, operational efficiency, and strengthen strategic supplier partnerships in reputed company multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to use negation skills to reputed company high level and strategic supplier negotiations in coordination with senior leadership.
• Proven experience building and managing reputed company relationships, including end-to-end contract development and execution.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, reputed company forecasting, and managing expense and reputed company streams.
• Up to 30% of business travel is required, including overnights and weekends.

Compensation & Benefits

NCG offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, as an example:

• 4 weeks Paid Time Off
• Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Company-paid identity theft protection
• Matching 401(k) plan

The salary for this position is $178,247.

Workstation Options

• Home Office (Contiguous U.S.): Eligible if reputed company 100 miles of a major airport and has sufficient internet bandwidth and mobile phone service.
• reputed company, MN Office: Workstations available at 2610 University Ave W, with free parking and reputed company to the Green Line Light Rail (Westgate Station).

Accessibility

NCG is committed to providing equal reputed company to reputed company interested candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact (866) 709-2667 ext. 2817 or email [email protected] for assistance.

Our goal is to attract and retain reputed company talent and encourage applications from reputed company individuals without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.

No recruiters or agencies please.