What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Category Specialist position at Glazier Foods Company?
As a member of the Gordon Food Service team, the Indirect Procurement Category Manager will drive collaboration with key stakeholders and suppliers to execute short and long-term strategies ensuring optimal cost, quality, and service levels for indirect products and services. This role involves performing category management informed by knowledge of current trends, internal and external data, and feedback from engaged relationships with GFS divisions, specialty companies, and other business units.
In this position, you will:
* Develop and implement effective strategies to drive spend management excellence across complex indirect spend with the North American Indirect Procurement Manager.
* Lead internal teams and suppliers to deliver successful deployment plan.
* Ensure compliance for designated spend category by ensuring stakeholder use of preferred suppliers as well as supplier alignment to negotiated agreements.
* Analyze and interpret data related to industry trends, supplier pricing, stakeholder needs, etc., to inform sourcing decisions.
This role requires:
* Minimum of ten years previous experience of procurement, operations, and/or other supply chain discipline
* Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or related
* Operations, procurement, finance certifications preferred
* Proven negotiation abilities, problem-solving, and working knowledge of vendor communities required
* Strong financial and business acumen required
* Exceptional project management skills
* Proficient analytical skills to analyze and interpret data related to industry trends, supplier pricing, stakeholder needs, etc.
* Ability to inject creativity, fresh thinking, and new perspectives and to generate new and imaginative ideas
* Knowledge of continuous improvement, cost reduction approaches and practices
* Proficient leadership abilities, capable of motivating others and influencing direction without explicit authority
* Proficient communication skills - both written and verbal - to communicate effectively with a broad-based team including diverse internal stakeholders and vendors
* Positive attitude, problem-solver mentality willingness to experiment and be organization skills and attention to detail
Gordon Food Service offers a range of benefits to its employees, including competitive salaries, comprehensive health insurance, and opportunities for career growth and development.
In this position, you will:
* Develop and implement effective strategies to drive spend management excellence across complex indirect spend with the North American Indirect Procurement Manager.
* Lead internal teams and suppliers to deliver successful deployment plan.
* Ensure compliance for designated spend category by ensuring stakeholder use of preferred suppliers as well as supplier alignment to negotiated agreements.
* Analyze and interpret data related to industry trends, supplier pricing, stakeholder needs, etc., to inform sourcing decisions.
This role requires:
* Minimum of ten years previous experience of procurement, operations, and/or other supply chain discipline
* Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or related
* Operations, procurement, finance certifications preferred
* Proven negotiation abilities, problem-solving, and working knowledge of vendor communities required
* Strong financial and business acumen required
* Exceptional project management skills
* Proficient analytical skills to analyze and interpret data related to industry trends, supplier pricing, stakeholder needs, etc.
* Ability to inject creativity, fresh thinking, and new perspectives and to generate new and imaginative ideas
* Knowledge of continuous improvement, cost reduction approaches and practices
* Proficient leadership abilities, capable of motivating others and influencing direction without explicit authority
* Proficient communication skills - both written and verbal - to communicate effectively with a broad-based team including diverse internal stakeholders and vendors
* Positive attitude, problem-solver mentality willingness to experiment and be organization skills and attention to detail
Gordon Food Service offers a range of benefits to its employees, including competitive salaries, comprehensive health insurance, and opportunities for career growth and development.
