REI · 8 hours ago
Sourcing and Vendor Partner
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $137K/yr
4+ years expREI Co-op is dedicated to helping people enjoy the outdoors and is seeking a Sourcing and Vendor Partner to manage sourcing requests and improve processes. This role involves negotiating contracts, supporting business strategies, and enhancing vendor relationships to add value and manage risk.
ApparelConsumer GoodsE-CommerceFashionManufacturingOutdoorsRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Acts as the main contact for all business levels regarding sourcing strategies in a specific category or business area
Manages all sourcing activities for assigned business partners and third-party vendors
Provides sourcing consultation support for non-managed vendor partners
Negotiates terms and conditions for contracts for key vendor partners
Performs data-driven examination to formulate negotiation strategies to drive business value (cost reduction, risk mitigation, innovation, process improvement)
Aligns sourcing requests to business strategies, growth agendas, and category plans
Improves and implements strategic sourcing best practices, tools, and values
Updates and advises assigned business partners throughout the strategic sourcing lifecycle
Facilitates interactions among business partners and stakeholders in Finance, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Legal, Communications, and Risk & Insurance. Ensures alignment of budgets, goals, risks, strategies, and tactics
Supports risk analyses to identify issues and develop risk mitigation strategies while communicating risks and strategies to stakeholders
Conducts spend analytics and reporting for assigned business partners or business areas
Drives engagement with business partners and is seen as a value-added cross-functional team member
Tracks the market-leading landscape (through web research, consultants, and research organizations) and presents suppliers for project consideration to business owners
Manages the strategic sourcing process through the RFx process or direct negotiations with approved vendors. Provides an evaluation framework and selection recommendations
Shares and celebrates continuous learning, seeing failure as opportunity for unlocking future value
Identifies and executes process improvement opportunities
Manages time as a valuable, non-renewable resource by prioritizing level of effort and customer expectations
Qualification
Required
4-6 years experience in strategic sourcing across various categories
Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills
Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment to solve problems or pursue business opportunities in the assigned category
Ability to develop and manage complex category profiles and planning documents
Extensive experience leading and collaborating with cross-divisional project teams
Exceptional business acuity, including understanding and practical application of relevant market/industry trends
Exceptional critical capabilities to evaluate deals and understand whether pricing structures and commercial terms are optimal for the business
Benefits
Employee discount
Access to health benefits
A retirement savings plan
Accrued time off
Company
REI
At Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), we exist to inspire and enable life outside for everyone.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ken Voeller
Divisional Vice President | Store Operations
Michelle Kirkpatrick
VP FP&A and ERP Transformation Program
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