CANDIDATE MUST HAVE SOURCING/PROCUREMENT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE RETAIL SECTOR.

The Category Manager of Retail Supply Chain Management will provide strategic leadership for RRD’s procurement of Indirect & Store Supplies that we distribute and resell to our clients. 

In this role, you must understand the supply base and distribution methods for Indirect & Store Suppliers such as Office, Janitorial and Store Fixtures.

This role will work closely with business stakeholders to understand business priorities and develop/execute category strategies to reduce total cost of ownership by leveraging supplier innovation, complex deal negotiation skills, sourcing tools and processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Overall responsibility for developing, communicating and implementing procurement strategies for the category

• Build relationships in order to partner with key stakeholders and senior leadership to understand strategic direction and business objectives and priorities in order to develop and execute effective sourcing strategies

• Achieve business requirements while effectively capturing value (i.e. cost improvements, risk mitigation, cost avoidance, process improvements, supplier consolidation)

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with key suppliers.

• Research, evaluate and qualify new suppliers and business needs require

• Ensure systems are continuously updated to contain the most current documentation, terms, etc.

• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and benchmarking analysis tools

• In-depth understanding of best-in-class procurement practices including extensive end-to-end experience in Sourcing processes, Negotiations, Supplier Analysis, Industry Analysis and RFx expertise

• Negotiate appropriate supplier agreements with Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Continuous Improvement efficiencies

Required Skills

• College degree preferred, or demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements

• 5+ years of procurement with experience working directly with manufacturers.  

• Exemplary negotiation skills in a robust and large corporate procurement environment

• Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships across multiple organizations and with suppliers at the highest levels

• Project management experience required with ability to multi-task with high volume throughput

• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and identify potential opportunities that align with procurement strategies.

• Skillful in managing challenges and developing solutions that achieve the desired outcome

• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with procurement software (SAP, Oracle)

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER

Required Experience

• College degree preferred, or demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements

• 5+ years of procurement with experience working directly with manufacturers.  

• Exemplary negotiation skills in a robust and large corporate procurement environment

• Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships across multiple organizations and with suppliers at the highest levels

• Project management experience required with ability to multi-task with high volume throughput

• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and identify potential opportunities that align with procurement strategies.

• Skillful in managing challenges and developing solutions that achieve the desired outcome

• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with procurement software (SAP, Oracle)

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER