Responsibilities
Sourcing Execution & Support
- Support sourcing strategy execution in alignment with category and merchandising objectives.
- Assist in planning and scheduling sourcing events and RFPs in partnership with Category Management and Sourcing leadership.
- Translate sourcing plans into day-to-day execution activities and deliverables.
Supplier Management
- Support management of supplier relationships for assigned EB products.
- Assist with supplier performance tracking, scorecards, and routine reviews.
- Coordinate follow-ups with suppliers to address cost, service, or performance gaps.
Cost Analysis & Modeling
- Perform cost analysis and support "clean sheet" cost modeling efforts.
- Gather and analyze supplier cost data to identify potential savings opportunities.
- Prepare sourcing and pricing analyses to support negotiations and leadership decision-making.
Negotiation & Contract Support
- Support supplier negotiations within defined guidelines and authority.
- Prepare and process contract amendments, ensuring accuracy and adherence to sourcing standards.
- Assist with initiatives focused on working capital improvement, including DPO support activities.
RFP & Sourcing Process
- Execute assigned portions of RFPs, including data collection, analysis, and documentation.
- Ensure sourcing materials, recommendations, and approvals are complete and timely.
- Support post-award implementation and tracking of savings and supplier commitments.
Operational & Ongoing Responsibilities
- Maintain weekly price calculations, pricing routines, and price file updates.
- Conduct research related to zero-rate opportunities and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Monitor supplier fill rate and escalate issues to Sourcing leadership as needed.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Category Management, Finance, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to support sourcing execution.
- Serve as a knowledgeable resource for sourcing processes and assigned product areas.
Supervision
- N/A
Relationships
Internal
- Work across all levels of USF staff within corporate, region and divisional organizations, up to and including corporate executive leadership.
External
- Manage relationships with multiple critical vendors and work closely with external third parties, vendors and consulting firms.
Work Environment
- Hybrid: This role is partially remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a combined home-based and office-based environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3 years of Sourcing or related experience including RFP, negotiations, vendor management and pricing.
- Proven experience in negotiations.
- Ability to operate successfully in a matrix environment and work effectively across multiple groups and levels.
- Solid negotiation skills and excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience and commitment to utilizing the skills of influence, persuasion and negotiation to achieve goals.
- Solid quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to work in a team setting, drive team results and support change management within the organization.
- Able to provide fact-based recommendations across various levels of management.
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as Microsoft Outlook.
Education
- Four-year college degree in business or related field, or equivalent experience.
Certifications/Training
- N/A
Licenses
- N/A
Preferred Qualifications
- Sourcing or related experience within the foodservice industry or food manufacturing companies.
Physical Qualifications
- Standard required physical activities including length of time performing each activity.
This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
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Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $65,000 - $100,000.
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