Procurement Director, Non-Food

The Procurement Director, Non-Food is responsible for overseeing the sourcing and purchasing activities of Procurement Managers and their assigned Buyers. This position develops sourcing and purchasing strategies for non-food categories for Ecommerce Food Brands (Harry and David, Cheryl's Cookies, and The Popcorn Factory). This position is responsible for maintaining and managing relationships with high value Vendor accounts. This position will work closely with Merchants, Package Design, Product Engineering, QA, Logistics, Production and Operations. The Procurement Director executes special objectives for the company that continually increases efficiencies, company revenues and profitability. This role ensures proper buying and inventory management practices consistent with company goals and objectives.

Major responsibilities of the position are listed below. To perform the job successfully, the individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties, assignments and specific projects may be assigned at the discretion of executive management.

• Develops plans to achieve department goals, reviews progress with VP and interprets direction into activities for team execution.
• Monitors and reports team Key Performance Objectives
• Works with Inventory Accounting to improve accuracy and efficiency in purchased item costing and reporting variances.
• Oversees, manages, and directs the sourcing strategy and tactical plans for Procurement Managers.
• Manages, coaches and develops team.
• Provides knowledge of Sourcing and Buying delivering insight for improved utilization of tools such as Oracle, SAP, Excel etc.
• Partners with Merchants, Operations and Production to identify procedural enhancements, metrics and tools to optimize procurement activities which will meet or improve company goals and objectives.
• Works with the Legal department on contract negotiations.
• Works with the business to define category plans, needs and specifications.
• Leverages annual volumes to generate cost effective supply chain solutions and increase IMU while minimizing write-off risk.
• Leads annual spend analysis refresh, including developing recommendations for category and savings opportunities
• Monitors, manages and forecasts department's budget.
• Keeps informed of merchandising, operations, economic or business situations as they affect company purchasing policy and procedures.
• Monitors, oversees and evaluates supplier performance. Identifies areas for improvement and incremental partnership.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor's degree is required, an MBA or advanced degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years' experience in a combination of the following related areas: Third Party Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain Sourcing, and/or Finance is required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence across functional levels is required.
• Strong project management skills are required.
• Any combination of negotiation, financial and/or analytical skills are required.
• MS Office Suite proficiency, specifically with MS Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Prior experience in managing suppliers, negotiating contracts and working on supplier agreements is preferred.
• Prior knowledge of Advanced planning systems such as ERP, MRP is desired.
• Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification is preferred.
• Functional Chinese is a plus
• C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) designation is a plus.

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