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Sara's Market & Bakery · 11 hours ago

Director of Purchasing & Supply Chain

Richardson, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Sara’s Mediterranean Market is a high-volume, family-owned specialty grocery and food retailer preparing for its next phase of growth. They are seeking an experienced Director of Purchasing & Supply Chain to lead all procurement, category management, and inventory strategy across the business.

Retail

Responsibilities

Own purchasing strategy across all grocery and related categories, including dry goods, specialty imports, frozen, dairy, beverage, and private label

Lead SKU rationalization, assortment planning, and category performance reviews

Develop and execute category-level margin, pricing, and promotion strategies

Lead all vendor negotiations, including cost reductions, payment terms, freight, rebates, and promotional funding

Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while continuously improving cost structure and service levels

Identify and onboard new vendors aligned with quality, authenticity, and margin objectives

Establish inventory discipline including open-to-buy, turns, min/max, and forecasting processes

Reduce out-of-stocks, overstocks, and dead inventory

Partner with operations and finance to align purchasing with sales forecasts and cash-flow targets

Implement scalable purchasing systems, controls, and reporting

Improve PO accuracy, receiving compliance, and shrink reduction

Develop backup coverage and eliminate single-point dependencies in purchasing processes

Partner closely with COO, GM, Finance, Operations, and Merchandising teams

Provide clear reporting on margins, turns, vendor performance, and category health

Hire, train, and develop future buyers or category managers as the business scales

Qualification

Grocery procurementVendor negotiationCategory managementFinancial acumenAdvanced ExcelERP proficiencyData-driven decision makingIndependent operationCommunicationOrganizational skills