Negotiator

Location: 1801 California Street, Suite 3500, Denver, CO 80202

Compensation: $73,200.00 - $91,500.00

Ready for a fast-paced job where you can provide the literal groundwork that connects communities together? Join Summit Materials – a construction materials company leading the industry – where we build the foundation for a better tomorrow.

Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We’re passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit’s companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together - we are Summit Materials.

Benefits

We care for you and your family: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to support the health of you and your family.

We prepare for the unexpected: We offer life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost to you.

We invest in your career growth with Summit Materials and beyond: Get access to our Discover Learning catalog with thousands of available courses to support your professional and personal development. You can learn on-demand, at your own pace, and from any device.

We embrace your well-being: We know that your well-being is more than just physical. We’re here to provide teammates with the resources and tools they need to stay healthy and feel supported, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling, financial resources, and more.

We support your personal goals: We provide a financial foundation as you plan for the future. Our programs, like our 401(k) plan where we match up to 4% of your annual income, are designed to help you prepare and reach your goals for you and your family.

We give you time to recharge: We offer our teammates Paid Time Off (PTO) so they can recharge and relax with family and friends.

Overview

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Negotiator will support the development and drive execution of assigned category sourcing strategies to leverage suppliers and associated spend, achieve year-over-year savings, effective processes for supplier relationship management and deliver value across the Summit’s businesses. In addition, this position will lead cost-reduction initiatives that involve suppliers.

REPORTS TO: Director / Senior Director and coordinates day to day direction from Category Manager

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Category Managers/Directors in the development, analysis, and execution of sourcing strategies to support operating companies to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership
• Position will be key contributor responsible for annual total cost reduction, process improvements, and improved commercial terms (ie. payment terms) that enable Summit's growth objectives
• Utilize quantitative skills to analyze, validate, and manage large amounts of data, specific to problem solving, project and decision support, and trend analysis of multi-projects
• Analyze Category spend, market conditions and trends, identify/define key category cost drivers to recommend modifications to the Category strategy
• Support and assist the execution of the Summit Strategic Sourcing process: development of baseline, supplier evaluation, requests for proposal (RFx), negotiations, contract execution, development of implementation plan, savings metrics, and supplier management.
• Partner with the internal customers to develop detailed requirement documents, award scenarios and contract documents (MSA, Statement of Work, Ordering Documents, etc.)
• Work with supply base to ensure that all suppliers are continually vetted and reviewed, implementing new suppliers as needed on both a regional and national level.
• Use strong teamwork and cross functional skills to implement effective decision-making techniques and processes regarding bidding and sourcing activities.
• Monitor operational usage against centrally procured contracts; seek to understand acceptance issues and drive corrective actions as needed.
• Monitor suppliers’ adherence to contractual terms throughout the relationship.
• Liaise with stakeholders for resolving performance issues and continuous improvement processes
• Support the development and management of critical supply chain, sourcing and purchasing tools and processes (SRM, Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing Process, Risk Management, Procure to Pay, Contract Management, BI Dashboards) to support the overall sustainability of the value generated via the assigned category
• Ability to work independently.
• Understanding of purchasing systems, processes, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

REPORTS TO

Director / Senior Director and coordinates day to day direction from Category Manager

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential function.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Supply chain management, Finance or related field and 3-5 years of prior working experience in manufacturing and/or operations environments. Strong analytical, negotiation, contracting and strategic problem-solving skills. Strong attention to details. Organizational skills and the initiative to take charge of situations or projects. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Good interpersonal skills with cross functional groups. Must display good employability skills (attendance, job performance, attitude, willingness to work, etc.)

Computer Skills: Strong analytical experience with Microsoft Office products and ability to adapt to other computer software. Coupa and SAP a plus. Experience with e-sourcing tools a plus

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Travel is flexible but at times could be 10-30%