Mars
Location
Franklin, TN | United States
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Job Description:
As a Strategic Sourcing Manager at Mars you will partner closely with the Senior Sourcing Manager and Buyers to drive development & implementation of sub-category buying strategies and co-pilot optimization of resources. You’ll manage both regional and global initiatives by leveraging supplier relationships, while also driving standardization and automation. Ownership of sub-category spend on a global basis will be key, as will heavy x-functional collaboration and close partnership with key stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, or related field.
Minimum 3 years’ experience working in sourcing field.
Ability to convey communications clearly and concisely.
A passion for developing strong relationships with supplier and cross functional stakeholders both domestically and internationally.
Strong interpersonal, team building and conflict management skillset.
Preferred experience in the CPG procurement space and/or beef/pork industry experience .
Create, deliver, and execute the sourcing strategy for assigned ingredients for Mars Petcare US.
Collaborate with all Mars North American units and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a target value improvement of 5-10% of the total spend.
Benchmarking, leading RFP activity and driving the qualification/implantation of new suppliers.
Drive in-depth portfolio analysis to clearly identify areas of routine spend and implement tools such as e-auctions, RFPs, etc., to drive efficiency in the fresh and frozen beef and pork category.
Manage supplier governance, including supplier performance auditing. Drive and manage Supplier Relationship Management initiatives.
Develop and implement sourcing strategy that delivers ensures supply, maximizes value for money, and improves quality for $65 M + spend in fresh/frozen beef and pork. Should be $65M+
Collaborate with other Mars business segments and global category teams on development of strategy to leverage scale, identify alternative sourcing opportunities, and mitigate risk.
Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to deliver, value, continuous improvement, and lowest total cost of ownership.
Achieve competitive price advantage through knowledge of markets, including the relevant domestic and international economic factors.
Drive efforts to leverage supplier resources to bring new ideas and products/ commodities/services, including new ingredients to enable our growth aspirations.
Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
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