1630 - Director, Strategic Sourcing- Food & Beverage

Position Summary

We have an immediate opening for a full-time Director, Strategic Sourcing - Food & Beverage, working in our Center of Excellence team. You will lead and manage complex strategic sourcing engagements across all Food-related categories, ensuring business continuity, cost savings delivery, and adherence to project timelines. This role engages with all relevant client stakeholders and reports directly to the Managing Director, Facilities COE.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies that deliver measurable results for our clients across Food & Beverage categories, including Food Distribution, Cafeteria Services, Patient Food Services (healthcare), Vending Services, Catering Services, among others.
• Engage directly with client stakeholders to identify category-specific priorities and challenges, then develop sourcing strategies that effectively address those objectives.
• Assume full ownership of the end-to-end RFP process, including data gathering, RFP development and execution, proposal evaluation, supplier negotiations, results presentation, and support for client award decisions and supplier/client contracting.
• Lead evaluations of supplier proposals by applying TCO modeling.
• Develop and implement innovative cost-reduction strategies that extend beyond unit price negotiations, including value engineering and demand optimization initiatives.
• Lead research and analytics efforts to validate savings projections and enable more precise supplier negotiations.
• Provide first-rate customer service to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, internal and external.
• Perform necessary supplier research to stay informed in changing market trends and supplier capabilities.
• Facilitate communication between client business units and suppliers to ensure effective category execution.

Benefits

• A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.
• A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.
• Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth.
• Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.
• A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, employer-funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more.
• Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care, along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.
• Behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.
• A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT, and Charleston, SC.