Strategic Sourcing Analyst developing strategies for Advocate Health’s supply chain. Managing sourcing processes, supplier relationships, and cost optimization initiatives within a hybrid work environment.
About the role
- Assistant Category Manager driving strategy for CVS's consumables categories including beverage and dairy. Collaborating with leadership to achieve sales, profitability, and margin growth.
Responsibilities
- Achieves revenue and margin goals by accomplishing market share growth
- Manages all profit and loss targets to include sales, contribution of margin, inventory turns, GMROI and DOS
- Leverages data, insights, and analytics to influence stakeholders and makes recommendations as appropriate
- Vendor management, collaborates and negotiates with manufacturers and vendors ensuring strategies achieve in-year sales and margin goals to promote long-term success and partnership
- P&L management forecasting and pulling levers to drive P&L
- Establishes and enforces policies and procedures that promote ethical behavior, compliance, and best practices
- Facilitates collaboration between different departments to promote a cohesive and integrated approach to achieving organizational goals
Requirements
- 5+ years of proven experience in managing edible categories, particularly beverage and dairy
- 5+ years of total merchandising experience
- 5+ years’ experience negotiating contracts with vendors in similar business models
- 5+ years’ experience leading cross-functional teams and initiatives with a high degree of complexity
- 5+ years developing strategies to mobilize the business to achieve goals and outcomes using innovative solutions
- 5+ years influencing with and without authority
- 5+ years leveraging data to support strategic plans and return on investment
- 5+ years’ experience working with a team to prioritize work based on skills, needs, timelines, et.
- 5+ years’ experience engaging and inspiring a cross-functional team to reach optimal business outcomes together
- Bachelor’s degree, OR equivalent experience
Benefits
- Affordable medical plan options
- 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
- Employee stock purchase plan
- No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
- Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility
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