Procurement Manager - Analytics (Remote) at United Natural Foods Inc in Providence, Rhode Island

Job Description:

PURPOSE:

The Manager of Procurement is responsible for coordinating all buying activities to ensure achievement of all department, distribution center, and company financial objectives. Ensures that the highest standards of professional integrity are maintained throughout the assigned department. This position has full accountability for fill rate, days on hand inventory, and shrink targets for assigned DCs. Responsible for supporting and developing team daily.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides goal setting and direction for assigned team.
• Communicates effectively with other departments such as sales, merchandising, operations, internal procurement teams, to ensure team goals are met.
• Accountable for inbound flow of product and inventory level management to maintain targeted outbound service levels impacting organizational profitability and customer success across assigned DCs.
• Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders including Procurement leadership, Operations, Sales, and Merchandising to drive results and address escalations with customers through research, analytics, and solutions.
• Attends various meetings to maintain awareness of programs and issues providing relevant department information in support of programs.
• Accountability for established department metrics for assigned region or group. (Fill rate, days on hand, spoilage, etc.)
• Maintains a close relationship with merchandising team to ensure targets are met including margin, cost of goods sold, brackets, assortment, etc.
• Responsible for generating fill rate, inventory and spoilage projections for assigned DCs and executing to targets
• Leads inbound and on hand inventory planning process in conjunction with department leaders and inbound logistics team.
• Support development and execution of strategy for assigned team and area.
• Participates in personnel decision making including hiring, onboarding, training and performance management.
• Develops associate career path and continuous training and education, coaching, mentoring.
• Provides leadership through effective goal setting, delegation, and communication.
• Escalation point of contact for customers and internal partners in assigned area.
• Maintains close partnership with operations team at distribution centers to ensure prioritized inbound flow of product and maximize productivity.
• Fosters positive employee relations, while ensuring Company vision and mission are active.
• Manages performance of direct reports and drives accountability at all levels within dept. Ensures operations meet or exceed Company metrics. Provides leadership to direct reports while focusing on process improvements and creating a high-performance supervisory team.
• Develop and lead assigned procurement team, providing coaching, mentorship and expectations to create a cohesive and effective team. Serve as an example, establishing expectations for success with suppliers, customers, operations teams and other stakeholders leading to the achievement of key deliverables in assigned area.
• Develop data-driven plans to effectively achieve department goals, increase fill rate, decrease days on hand inventory, and decrease procurement shrink. Provide insight and guidance on reporting needs, dashboarding, and KPIs to drive and measure success.
• Participates in developing and managing Division P&L by conducting analysis and providing relevant procurement data.
• Monitors department's results compared to projections, identifies solutions and recommends corrective actions.
• Maintains formal and informal channels of upward communication; encourages the expression of new ideas, suggestions, and complaints.
• Performs other relevant job duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education/ Certifications/or Equivalent combination of education training and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant experience.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Have strong knowledge of procurement and logistics processes.
• Knowledge of large-scale distribution networks.
• Deep understanding of grocery categories.
• Strong analytical and math skillset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Capable of learning and utilizing multiple disparate systems.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Mindset of continuous improvement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to use own judgement to make decisions and drive results.
• Can work independently as well as with a larger group.
• Preferred SQL, Python, Alteryx, etc.
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/ DEMANDS:

• Some travel may be required.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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