Director Indirect Sourcing

Job Title

Leads a team of category managers to develop, execute, and refine category plans for Supply Chain Indirect Sourcing, which includes products and services that are not re-saleable by Sysco and make up an annual spend of $1+ BB, and leads a team of centralized procurement and administrative professionals throughout the Sysco global enterprise -- with the goal of achieving reductions in total cost of ownership and improving product quality and supplier delivery and service levels in order to contribute to Sysco's financial goals; Manages strategic relationships and internal communications with suppliers and stakeholders to develop continuous improvement initiatives and implementation plans; Interfaces with key stakeholders from the executive floor to the shop floor across functions as varied as Marketing, HR (Human Resources), Merchandising, and Supply Chain, among others; Demonstrates flexibility in strategy and approach; for example, dealing with commodity products such as fuel, complex technical products such as tractors and trailers, customer-facing services such as customer-print publications, and resolving delivery and quality issues.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Researching / analyzing spend, industry dynamics/trends, and stakeholder requirements of indirect categories -- a strategic formulation
• Partnering with Indirect Sourcing Program operations (ISP) and other resources to conduct sourcing events (RFx) for fleet, facility, and other operational categories.
• Implementing results, including the development of short-list and recommendation of supplier(s) selection, negotiation, agreement of contractual terms and conditions, piloting and transition plans & strategic implementation
• Reviewing categories through scorecards (cost/performance), financial forecasting, periodic reporting of status, stakeholder feedback, supplier business reviews, demand management, improvement initiatives, updates of products and pricing strategic review
• Driving innovation and partnership with suppliers to improve category total cost of ownership, create efficiencies, support business transformation, and improve field user experience
• Centralizing procurement for relevant categories through the application of proper receipt, relieve, and replenishment models
• Planning, adherence to policy, and use of process tools (e-suite, sourcing, contracts, auctions,

Required Minimum Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required, MBA preferred
• 7 - 10 years overall professional experience
• Functional knowledge of procurement, sourcing and/or category management; Strong Excel skills (e.g., basic financial modeling, pivot tables, able to navigate large data sets)
• Direct management experience

Abilities and Skills

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills (conduct multiple complex analyses simultaneously)
• Good planning/project management/execution skills
• Manage toward strategic and tactical goals with continuous improvement
• Possess strong negotiating skills
• Possess strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Exhibits passion for reducing costs
• Possess strong leadership, management, and coordination skills
• Ability to plan and carry out assigned projects, resolve conflict, and coordinate work with others
• Ability to deal comfortably with conflict
• Understands team dynamics and works well within team structure.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• This position will be performed from the Corporate HQ.
• Must be able to travel to Sysco facilities and supplier locations.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.

For information on Sysco's Benefits, please visit SyscoBenefits.com

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We're looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.