Under limited supervision, the Procurement Manager assumes full buying responsibility for selected categories, focusing on the beef and pork categories. Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning, production, and inventory control in the proteins category.

　　RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Enables brands to efficiently and effectively maximize the value they receive from suppliers

　　Conducts the RFP process, bid analysis and review, contract negotiations, and blanket purchase agreement creation Develop/execute purchasing strategies for products including monitoring macro trends in supplier base, implementing plans to react, and developing/executing purchasing strategies for products

　　Identify and realize cost-savings and cost-reduction opportunities

　　Develop ideas for cost savings initiatives within owned categories Evaluate potential margin initiatives, document with business case and champion change in support of department/company initiatives.

　　Minimizes risk of supply disruption

　　Identifies supply and supplier issues. Analyzes information to assess root cause, improvement opportunities, and associated risk. Develops solutions and gains consensus to resolve supply issues.

　　Build strategic relationships

　　Build relationships with supplier working team / contacts. Builds collaborative relationships with Brand Core Team / Directors. Understand Brands' needs and build supplier relationships to meet those needs.

　　Monitors purchasing performance

　　Participates in S&OP process and coordinates supplier's production to meet demand. Monitors supplier performance and completes supplier scorecard.

　　Leads high performing team

　　Supervises, coaches, and develops the members of the purchasing/sourcing team. Ensures quality execution of the performance management process and personal developmental plans.

　　Other responsibilities as assignment by management

　　EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

　　Minimum 4-Year degree in a related field

　　Master's or Graduate degree preferred

　　3+ years in supply chain, procurement, and/or management. Prefer animal agriculture background and experience. Willing to train supply chain skills for someone possessing an appropriate level of subject matter expertise in beef/pork.

　　REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

　　Experience in procurement and negotiation strategies

　　Understand and function effectively in a team environment

　　Proven track record of success in leadership positions

　　Restaurant / Food Service/ Protein industry experience required

　　Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

　　We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.