Director of Strategic Sourcing

The Director of Strategic Sourcing is responsible for leading category management contract negotiation and sourcing strategy across Grocery Protein and Packaging. This role focuses on optimizing supplier relationships ensuring cost efficiency and driving sourcing initiatives to align with Home Chefs long-term business objectives. This position does not oversee procurement or direct purchasing activities but collaborates closely with internal stakeholders to ensure category strategies align with broader supply chain and business needs.

Detailed Responsibilities

Responsibility Area: Category Management & Strategic Sourcing:

• Develop and lead sourcing strategies across Grocery Protein and Packaging categories to optimize costs and supplier performance.
• Establish long-term supplier relationships to drive forecasting innovation cost efficiencies and quality improvements.
• Partner with Procurement Excellence to standardize processes improve forecasting and enhance category visibility.
• Leverage Home Chefs partnership with Kroger to drive quality cost and sourcing strategy.

Responsibility Area: Contract Negotiation & Supplier Management:

• Lead high-impact contract negotiations to secure optimal pricing service levels and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities ensuring alignment with Home Chefs quality food safety cost and sustainability objectives.
• Develop contingency plans for critical categories to minimize supply disruptions.
• Navigate vendor accountability and remediation for any quality issues withdrawals or recalls

Responsibility Area: Cross-Functional Collaboration & Business Alignment:

• Work closely with Product Operations and Finance to ensure category strategies align with product development and cost efficiency goals.
• Collaborate with the Procurement team to align sourcing efforts with purchasing execution.
• Support Supply Chain analytics and strategy to optimize landed costs and improve supplier transparency.

Responsibility Area: Performance Metrics & Continuous Improvement:

• Establish KPIs to track supplier performance cost savings and category efficiency.
• Monitor industry trends government regulations commodity pricing and market conditions to proactively adjust sourcing strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives leveraging data analytics to enhance sourcing decisions.

Responsibility Area: Team Development & Leadership:

• Lead and mentor category managers within Grocery Protein and Packaging.
• Foster a culture of collaboration innovation and accountability within the sourcing team.
• Provide guidance on category-specific challenges and growth opportunities.

This position requires up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

Experience:

• 7 years of experience in strategic sourcing category management or supply chain roles.
• Experience in food industry sourcing especially protein grocery or packaging preferred.
• Proven track record of contract negotiation and supplier management at a high level.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams with a focus on coaching mentorship and talent growth.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and financial acumen to evaluate supplier proposals and category performance.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Ability to lead and develop a team while working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in data-driven decision-making and process improvement.

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