- $65,000 / year
- Potential for Quarterly Bonus
- Opportunities for Growth
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
The primary role of the Procurement Manager is to assist in successfully managing SSP America’s Supply Chain Programs. The Procurement’s teams’ 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 team in pursuit of preferred supply chain programs.
- Pricing trends and invoice level data Volume trends
- Compliance trends Category spend analysis
- Theoretical costing analysis Successfully introduce and coordinate the roll-out of all new supply chain programs to include: New Vendor setup Airport product setup Order guide setup Vendor introductions – relationship management Ongoing analysis to measure success of programs.
- Perform monitoring functions to ensure branch level compliance with supply chain programs to include: Product spend analysis Unit level training/coaching for compliance Landscape and detail level reporting regarding compliance Tracks and maximizes rebate programs.
- Perform Supply Chain related duties in support of new Branch and Unit openings New Vendor Setup – introductions Product List/Order Guide setup On-site training coaching to ensure best practices in ordering, receiving, and storing products.
- Analyze Market pricing trends Communicate via monthly newsletter major price changes/commodity trends Make recommendations to Procurement Director based on pricing trends.
Skills:
- 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 and 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.
