Corporate Director of Procurement - Poultry

Position Details: Ideal candidate will reside in Richmond, VA. Category - Poultry We Deliver the Goods: Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health and Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401k Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system. Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition and respect Position Summary: Achieve sales and earned income (revenue) objectives and related marketing activities in a specific category. This includes the negotiation of new and enhanced supplier programs. Increase participation with strategic suppliers with the conversion of nonstrategic vendor purchases. Manage communication flow to OpCos as it relates to market conditions and inventory positions. Interaction with Marketing/Brands on current and future brand and item development. Support, train and educate the field in the category of expertise via programs such as OpCo Liaison, Interactive Training, Foodshows, and other industry activities. Resolve issues related to vendor partners. Manage rebate tracking programs and resolve issues pertaining to collection of rebates and other incentives from suppliers and payments to OpCos. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company. Supervises associates to include, but not limited to: staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution. Negotiate new and enhanced supplier programs to solicit participation in key marketing strategies / events to include maintaining all documents, forms and related Vendor information Perform key category reviews. Analyze sales, earned income (revenue), industry trends, etc. for brand extensions and/or Request For Proposals (RFPs). Develop and promote "Performance" brands within managed categories and conduct ongoing evaluation of the products through comparison to competitive products and suppliers through data and product cuttings and comparisons and evaluation of supplier product specifications and food safety programs. Communicate with the Operating Companies to assist with any local issues/opportunities. Communicate market status/trends, purchase recommendations and key supplier performance updates. Conducted from both the corporate office and through OpCo Liaison visits. Perform vendor meetings in order to review sales, earned income trends, OpCo issues. Develop an action plan to address those issues as needed. Assist with merchandising conference planning activities, attend, participate, and present at various events such as Summits, IFDA, NRA, Executive Conferences, UniPro, and other industry events and conferences. Support other strategic departments and company goals and functions with procurement related information, functions and activities. Performs other related duties as assigned. #LI-MG4