Vice President, Supply Growth and Procurement Offers - Entegra

Sodexo • Rockville, MD

275d

About The Position

Entegra Procurement Services is a subsidiary of Sodexo and part of a global procurement network that manages more than $36 billion in spend for food, services and supplies, and serves more than 120,000 purchasing sites throughout the United States alone. Entegra Procurement Services provides procurement management for multi-unit clients in industries including seniors, leisure, hotels, and restaurants. We deliver procurement solutions that drive operational effectiveness and innovative products and services. Entegra is seeking a Vice President Supply Growth & Procurement Offers to join their growing team in a critical and highly strategic business segment. Be part of a transformational experience as we meet the challenges of today's business landscape and lay the foundation for future growth. This position will report to Entegra's North American Leader of Business Performance & Supply Growth and the key areas of responsibility will include: 1.) Supply Chain Growth and Procurement Offers; 2.) Client Engagement & Strategic Relationship Building; 3.) Supplier Engagement & Strategic Relationship Building; 4.) Supplier Activation, Growth and Engagement; and 5.) Procurement Consultation, Problem Solving, Issue Resolution.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in the Foodservice / Hospitality Industry specifically working knowledge of Group Purchasing Organization.
• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain.
• Experience utilizing data to uncover gaps, opportunities - using data to help convey growth opportunities and/or gaps.
• A strategic thinker with superb attention to detail.
• Demonstrated understanding of business process development and improvement initiatives.
• The ability to effectively resolve problems working in a complex, multi-functional environment.
• The ability to systematically gather information from a variety of sources, analyze information, identify implications of data, draw appropriate conclusions, generate viable alternative solutions to question or problem.
• The ability to plan resource requirements to ensure successful completion of designated projects and to effectively manage time to ensure work is completed efficiently.
• Ability to multi-task various projects and balance priorities; work independently with little to no supervision.
• Flexibility to meet continuously changing priorities and challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels within the organization in a collaborative way.
• The ability to explain technical data to both subject matter experts and non-experts.
• Strong sense of customer focus, both internal and external, and understanding of the importance of the voice of the customer.
• Expert proficiency in Power BI, Microsoft Excel, PPT.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and Improve our Procurement Offer through expanding Entegra's segment catalogs, development of tiered pricing strategies and RFP volume pooling strategies to drive growth for Entegra, our Clients and our Supplier Partners.
• Provide category expertise at the client decision making point.
• Custom Contracting, Sourcing Events, Tier'd Pricing Strategies, Volume Pooling Strategies.
• Expand Entegra Catalog for Strategic Segments: Food, Non-F&B, Services.
• Development of Supplier Advisory Services.
• Develop client engagement strategies to determine the procurement needs of our clients and to support program conversion and utilization at the decision-making point within client organizations.
• Support large scale RFPs and Contract Renegotiations working with our Supply Team and with Suppliers to represent Entegra's needs.
• Utilization of data to provide overarching opportunities for Supplier Growth and Business Reviews (conversions, insights, opportunities, challenges).
• Oversight of Entegra's supplier activation, growth, and supplier engagement efforts.
• Lead strategic business initiatives directly linked to procurement and supply chain opportunities.
• Lead governance with Supply to help resolve complex business problems that continually improve ways of working between Entegra and Supply.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs.
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions.
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays.
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree