Mgr, Supplier Strategy & Integration

Manager, Supplier Strategy

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As a full‑time employee, you can choose from a wide‑ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax‑saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

The Manager, Supplier Strategy is responsible for the development and implementation of internal supplier strategy and enterprise‑wide strategic initiatives across Commercial Effectiveness, working directly to support the VP, Supplier Strategy, SVP Commercial Effectiveness, SVP Commercial Intelligence and the Chief Commercial Sales Officer. The role’s primary focus will be to support the development, oversight, and implementation of strategic initiatives partnering directly with the Commercial Effectiveness and Commercial Intelligence leadership teams in support of Supplier Commercial teams.

This role will be expected to be a key cross‑functional partner and work closely with other SGWS functions, including OSM, Commercial Intelligence, Supply Chain Management, and Finance.

• Commercial Planning & Execution Partner & collaborate with the Commercial Intelligence & the Commercial Effectiveness teams to embed Ways of Working & best practices within the organization to drive a strong understanding of Commercial Effectiveness initiatives & consistency across the team & within regions; identify opportunities to drive Supplier Standardization & leverage best practices across Strategic Supplier Universe (e.g., programming & planning);
  
  manage supplier quota commitments by collaborating with Supplier leads & Commercial Effectiveness organization; develop process to optimize supplier national program design & execution across suppliers; collaborate with Insights & Strategy COE to develop standard department templates for supplier activities including recap reports; work with Commercial teams to develop & capitalize on subchannel opportunities; drive national consistency, process standardization & tool deployment across the SDM, Fine Wine & corporately managed suppliers, in close coordination with the commercial leadership team & Commercial Effectiveness team.
• Performance Management: develop standard approach to manage contractual & day‑to‑day Supplier Ways of Working across Supplier Teams; develop & deploy Supplier Contractual Compliance Playbook; create, launch & partner with Commercial Intelligence teams to actively manage Supplier “Sense of Urgency” Report focused on key supplier terms, opportunities & transition updates to share with SGWS Executive Team, OSM & Regions; partner with Commercial Finance & commercial leadership to develop a standard Center Fund Template & Review Process;
  
  work directly with Commercial Finance & Supplier teams to develop a standard process for LMF contributions management; collaborate with Corporate & Regional teams to identify supplier management best practices that can be redeployed across the SGWS supplier network (e.g., planning, programming, goals, commercial deliverables); work with Supplier Commercial leads, Commercial Effectiveness, & Commercial Intelligence to identify & communicate supplier/brand opportunities when comp brands exit SGWS.
• Project Management: drive coordination & collaboration on Supplier RTM Collaboration & Org Design work with Commercial Effectiveness Team for RFPs & other supplier initiatives; provide executive meeting & project support to Senior Sales & Marketing Executive team, in partnership with OSM, if applicable; support T2T business review meetings by partnering with Commercial Intelligence & Supplier Commercial leads & collaborating with OSM, as needed;
  
  in support of the CSMO, lead input, guidance, & evaluation of cross‑functional projects that stretch across the National Accounts, Dedicated & SDM universe (e.g., Category, Supplier & Brand Projects); lead/support annual supplier & brand quad analysis project…