What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Sourcing Manager position at DSJ Global?
Title: Senior Sourcing Manager
Salary: $120-155K
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Schedule: Hybrid (4x a week in office)
Company Profile: A leader in the food space is looking to add a Senior Sourcing Manager to their team. This person will be responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives for a set of perishable categories across national and regional supply chains. You will act as the business owner for these categories and optimize sourcing strategy while managing a team of sourcing professionals.
The Senior Sourcing Manager Will Be Responsible for the Following:
- Cultivate a strong network of supplier partners, using their capabilities and innovation as extensions of the team to drive results in safety, service, cost, quality, and growth
- Apply Six Steps of Sourcing process - including analysis, strategy development, implementation, supplier qualification selection, negotiation contracting, and SRM - to all category initiatives
- Build and nurture robust supplier partnerships, classifying suppliers by strategic importance and risk profile
- Ensure all ingredient specifications, food safety protocols, sustainability, and regulatory requirements are documented, commercialized, and enforced
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate supply, quality, cost, and regulatory risks through robust risk analysis, risk registers, and contingency planning
- Harness analytics and forecasting tools, and utilize both internal and supplier data, to drive continuous improvement and strategic decision-making
The Senior Sourcing Manager Should Have the Following Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 10 years of experience in food category management, preferably supporting high-volume, multi-site, retail/distribution or meat/produce perishable categories
- Demonstrated success in team leadership and people development in a fast-paced environment
- Proven expertise in supplier negotiations, contract management, and end-to-end category ownership
- Continuous improvement mindset, strong business case development and execution skills
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder with cross-functional partners, suppliers, farmers, and growers
Salary : $120,000 - $155,000