at Walgreens in DEERFIELD, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Description:
Responsible for developing and executing strategies for one or several assigned highly complex, high spend, and high impact (high visibility)sourcing projects or ongoing management of spend category families; oversight for sourcing events in complex categories; supporting the development of cross-functional teams; managing on-going vendor relationships; and driving reporting and tracking for assigned spend categories. With a focus on building a high performance supply base, this role will be accountable for driving profit enhancement and enabling differentiated product development.
Job Responsibilities
+ Following procurement strategies, policies and procedures as defined by the Divisional Vice President(DVP), develops a comprehensive understanding of business and user requirements for assigned spend categories
+ Develops a business relationship with functional stakeholders and solicits feedback on sourcing and vendor performance, share and discuss supply base opportunities, and identify new and changed needs
+ Supports the development of cross-functional teams by identifying internal customers and stakeholders for inclusion; interfaces with internal customers to understand requirements and resolves issues; involves key stakeholders in sourcing development and execution; informs Sourcing Director or DVP of conflicts between stakeholder requirements and sourcing strategy
+ As Category Sourcing Managers will deliver breakthrough levels of performance by deploying exceptional leadership skills, and continuous coaching of cross-functional teams
+ Sets the standards for conducting internal and external research on supply market and competitive activities within assigned spend categories (or sourcing projects) so as to ensure the highest levels of insight is generated; under-takes or ensures the identification of supply market economics and trends; ensures the identification of qualified supply base, maintains market information on suppliers and drives optimization of the supply base
+ Defines strategies for assigned categories or projects; translates improvement objectives regarding experiences and savings into viable category plans; works with Senior Category Sourcing Manager or Director to define the sourcing strategy to follow including suppliers list and the criticality for materials and services
+ Leads the execution of category sourcing strategies for assigned category portfolio (or projects). Executes category sourcing strategies including development and execution of RFI’s and RFP’s, documents bid events through correspondence to suppliers; develops selection criteria and drives the selection of suppliers in collaboration with a cross-functional team; conducts supplier negotiations; collaborates with Legal to establish contracts, and performs critical tactical activities as needed including contract management, purchase order processing and implementing improvement plans; uses procurement tools and systems to create operational efficiency and visibility across the enterprise; identifies and pursues ad hoc opportunities to reduce product/service costs
+ Oversees the management of on-going vendor relationships and supplier performance across their portfolio; ensures regular supplier meetings takes place and implements improvement strategies with suppliers
+ Helps drive tracking and reporting for assigned spend areas; develops tracking mechanisms and supplier key performance indicators with the Senior Category Sourcing Manager/Director; tracks compliance and develops leakage reports; supports formal management reporting to senior director and other members of senior management
+ Directly manages complex negotiations with suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and have a direct correlation with WBA Retail Divisions operational needs and goals
+ Supports the talent development of inter-divisional team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams. Collaborates with Analysts, Category Specialists, Category Managers and Directors across the retail divisions on key projects
+ Works with the Legal department to establish contracts, and perform critical tactical activities as needed
+ Plans, develops and implements business plans and budgets, including long-range objectives, performance goals and metrics
+ Performs material dollar negotiations which have a significant impact of WBA Retail Divisions cash flow and financial models
About Walgreens and WBA
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities. WBA’s purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation’s medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high quality products and services in communities nationwide.
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Job ID: 1145885BR
Title: Category Sourcing Manager (Hybrid)
Company Indicator: Walgreens
Employment Type:
Job Function: Merchandising/Procurement
Full Store Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Full District Office Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2
External Basic Qualifications:
+ Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of procurement experience in relevant spend categories(Health and Wellness, Personal & Beauty, Seasonal and convenience) or industry sectors (Retail, CPG, Pharmaceuticals) or High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years’ experience in relevant spend categories (Health & Wellness, Personal and Beauty, Seasonal and convenience) or industry sectors (Retail, CPG, Pharmaceuticals)
+ At least 2 years of experience managing negotiations for spend categories greater than $100m million dollars
+ At least 2 years of experience of managing teams and/or leading cross-functional project teams
+ Experience developing and implementing category sourcing strategies with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results
+ Experience working with Profit & Loss (P&L) concepts, such as revenue, COGS, gross profit margin, operating expenses and cash flow with a view to identifying and delivering profit enhancement opportunities. Highly developed communications skills both verbally and in writing to various audiences (work group, team, company senior management, prospective acquisitions and external parties)
+ Detailed knowledge of the strategic sourcing/procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices with a track record of delivery across the end to end procurement value chain
+ Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns)
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling)
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, c
