Manager - Packaging Procurement
Inspire Brands

Under limited supervision, assumes full buying responsibility for Packaging categories including but not limited to Paper and Plastic Cups/Lids, Paper and Plastic Bags, Foil and Paper Wraps, Bowls, Trays and Cartons . Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning, production, and inventory control.

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.

• Other responsibilities as assignment by management

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required

• Graduate degree preferred

• 5+ years' in Supply Chain and Procurement experience preferred

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 experience

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, Rusty Taco and SONIC Drive-In 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.