Strategic Sourcing Manager, Supply Chain Services & Supplies

About The Company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

Placing a premium on adaptability, safety and family well-being, our work model, Presence with a Purpose, offers a hybrid work environment between remote work and office time. A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to everyone, and teams are empowered to make decisions best for them.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

What you will be doing

The Supply Chain Department has an opening for a Strategic Sourcing Manager Supply Chain Services and Supplies.

The position will be based in Boise, ID, Pleasanton, CA or Bellevue, WA.

Main responsibilities

Sourcing (70%)

• Become a category expert in the field and develop category playbooks / roadmaps to enhance strategic negotiations.
• Source various products and/or categories that are medium to high complexity and spend.
• Support and conduct strategic negotiation events for different categories for ingredients, packaging, perishable, non-perishable, supplies, indirect services and projects across the organization and build contracts.
• Lead and support staff in building new negotiation strategies during event negotiation as the environment dynamically changes.
• Lead change management within the impacted groups to transition them to adopting new business processes and technologies.
  
  

Leadership and Management (30%)

• Mentor/coach analysts/sourcing managers using Strategic Sourcing processes and tools required to meet their job requirements and goals.
• Train and coach on building their skills to become strategic sourcing experts this includes understanding the industry, negotiations, contracts and developing complex financial models.
  
  

The salary range is $102,700 to $143,800.00 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience and qualifications. There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay (accrued based on hours worked). PTO/Vacation Pay (accrued based on hours worked) or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays (8-9 days annually), bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (such as 401(k) eligibility). Associates in this position are also eligible for a quarterly bonus.

A copy of the full job description can be made available to you.

What we are searching for

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Logistics/Supply Chain preferred.
• 8+ years’ experience and /or the education listed above.
• 6+ years of negotiating contracts, managing strategic supplier alliances and buying experience.
• Strong ability to negotiate internally and externally to achieve required objectives and executes and implement contracts.
• Good knowledge of sourcing systems and preferable e-sourcing technology.
  
  

What is it like at Albertsons?

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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