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Director of Procurement Category Management - Independence, United States - Flynn Restaurant Group
Description
**Position Description**
The Director of Procurement Category Management is responsible for sourcing, category management and tactical purchasing activities across multiple areas of spend in collaboration with Operations and cross-functional team members. This is a hands-on role requiring a detail-oriented and highly driven individual looking to make a lasting impact with a growing organization. To be successful, the individual will be a seasoned Procurement professional with extensive experience managing Indirect & Services categories and proven at delivering results. They will also be naturally inquisitive; they will love a good puzzle and will have a deep desire to build strong partnerships and provide consultative guidance to business leads.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
**Identify & Realize Cost-improvement Opportunities**
+ Develop and execute purchasing strategies for goods and services by conducting opportunity assessments, benchmarking, cost modeling and root cause analysis
+ Lead and manage multi-functional stakeholder teams for specific strategic sourcing initiatives or projects
+ Measure and track internal performance within each spend category and proactively put in place improvement plans
+ Monitor strategy implementation and adjust, as needed, to ensure value creation out of category is on track to plan
+ Drive annual productivity improvements in each spend category
+ Strategically source goods and services in support of organizational needs
+ Conduct RFx process(es) as needed (includes bid analysis and review, contract negotiations and execution)
+ Oversee supplier selection process and negotiate agreements in partnership with business leads
+ Implement solutions in collaboration with Operations and other cross-functional team members
**Build & Manage Relationships**
+ Understand the needs of the organization and the individual Brands to build vendor relationships to meet those needs
+ Manage vendor relationships to maximize value and mitigate risk to the business
+ Build, maintain and grow effective relationships across the enterprise
+ Be a trusted advisor to Operations and Support Center functions
**Elevate Team & Organizational Effectiveness**
+ Provide contract management expertise to the business
+ Act as a business partner in support of strengthening Market-level & Support
**Center operations**
+ Provide leadership to help deliver against long-term goals
+ Leverage a continuous improvement focus to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement team
+ Foster and champion the FRG culture across the enterprise and across the vendor landscape
+ Build, support and/or develop a successful team of category managers, both through direct and indirect influence, as needed
**Desired Skills**
+ Creative critical thinker with advanced problem-solving and sound decision-making abilities
+ Demonstrable analytical ability with a sharp eye for numerical detail and ability to understand and discuss potential financial outcomes
+ Results-oriented, hands-on individual with a high attention to detail
+ Able to proficiently influence and persuade others, even without direct authority, building a high-level of credibility
+ Mastered relationship management capabilities (vendor, key stakeholders, peers)
+ Outstanding communication skills and experience partnering with various levels of the organization
+ Personal and professional accountability
+ Openness to change, resilience and comfort with ambiguity
+ Personal characteristics reflective of a fast-paced industry: high energy, self motivated, positive can do attitude, service oriented, high degree of integrity
**Experience & Education**
+ 7-10 years general Procurement experience with 3-5 years directly managing
**Indirect/Service Categories**
+ 3-5 years Contract Management experience
+ Restaurant and/or Foodservice experience preferred
+ Bachelors degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain preferred
+ Professional certification(s) preferred (ie. CPSM, APICS)
+ Solid project management skills highly desired
+ Highly proficient in Office 365 environment, SAP experience a plus
**Why Work for Flynn?**
Flynn Group offers a variety of benefits and perks to encourage and empower our employees. We are committed to helping each employee work and live to his or her fullest potential. We offer a variety of benefits and perks while working for us:
+ Medical / Dental / Vision
+ Retirement and Savings Plan
+ Short and Long Term Disability
+ Basic Life Insurance
+ Voluntary Life Insurance
+ Tuition Reimbursement
+ Paid Time Off
+ Flexible Work Schedules
+ Company Outings
+ Dining Discounts
+ PC/Laptop Assistances
+ On-Site Fitness Center
+ On-Site Daycare
+ On site Cafe
+ FUN Work Environment
The Flynn Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
