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Summary Description: The Professional, Pricing and Purchasing is responsible for pricing discussions with suppliers surrounding purchasing negotiations, contracting, administration policies, procedures, and processes. Manages supplier relationships and product categories as assigned. Partners with Category Management on contract negotiations and activities for purchasing. Manages price administration on all food and packaging items.Responsibilities:
- Monitors progress of product development projects and adherence to timelines. Coordinates products for tests and presentations.
- Collaborates with cross-unit team members to problem solve and coordinate product development project activities.
- Participates in the negotiation of supplier contracts and letter agreements. May coordinate and lead bid process.
- Manages and verifies all contracted pricing for accuracy and communicates changes to supplier(s) in a timely manner. Ensures changes are made in system.
- Manages third party distribution and inventory.
- Manages commitment forms from Franchisees and communicates Limited Time Offers.
- Oversees and tracks commodity markets to verify pricing and performs audits to verify supplier pricing, based on the correlation between finished goods and the spectrum of supplier base. Communicates weekly pricing changes internally to Accounting, Contact Center and Senior Leadership Team.
- Tracks sales volumes for category management.
- Manages a variety of individual projects, as directed by the Purchasing Management. Makes decisions regarding the success of each project and ensures accurate closure on projects.
- Collects pricing histories for core product purchases. Gathers historical data for negotiations.
- Owns the process of audit pricing. Reviews discrepancies and makes corrections with supplier or distributor, as necessary. Analyzes audit results and makes recommendations for further efficiencies of cost comparisons, validations, and internal/external communications.
- Maintains internal Contract Summary database for assigned contracts.
- Updates internal Recipe Master database to ensure accuracy and provides modifications to Finance.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with various vendors and suppliers.
- Analyzes cost increases on new vendor proposals and bids and reports on financial impacts.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required
Experience:
- Experience in contributing to the management of projects is preferred
- 1+ years’ experience preferably in restaurant industry
Knowledge, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Visio (as applicable)
- Proficiency in JD Edwards (as applicable)
- Ability to communicate well with the general public and experience in establishing and maintaining an effective working relationship with management, vendors, and co-workers
- Ability to work in a team environment
Working Conditions/Travel Requirements:
- Expected to work the necessary time to satisfactorily fulfill job responsibilities
- Must be able to report to work timely and as required by operational/business needs
- Must be able to work a full-time schedule and work outside of normal business hours when necessary
- Some travel, both locally and long distances, (including air travel), to worksites, meeting sites, and other locations may be necessary