Category Development Manager - Disposables; Charlotte, Hybrid

Overview

Foodbuy is the industry leader in procurement and supply chain solutions. We are the subsidiary to Compass Group PLC, a global leader in contract food and support services. We source and provide a variety of products and services to help our customers run their businesses cost effectively. We work with clients in the Hospitality, Restaurant, Healthcare, Education, Entertainment, and Gaming industries, and support Compass Group.

Why Foodbuy? We care about our associates, our clients, and our community. We encourage innovation, offer strong benefits, and provide competitive compensation. We promote a flexible, collaborative, open-door environment. We follow a value system called People FIRST, which stands for Flexibility, Inclusion, Results, Sustainability and Transparency.

This position is responsible and accountable for the execution of category strategy or category member strategy and business plans; delivery of category purchasing income for defined category, including negotiation, aligning customer needs with program opportunities, fostering supplier relationships and engaging cross-functional resources.

• Own and drive category strategy or category member strategy for assigned categories delivering strong financial results, improvement opportunities and recommendations.
• Prepare analyses, communicate sourcing trends, and present results.
• Responsible for system catalog clean-up audits to ensure mapping accuracy.
• Research current state and future needs, analysis of market trends and potential suppliers, and identification of continuous improvement opportunities.
• Participate in vendor management - performance against contract and resolutions of constraints.
• Responsible for system data integrity, category data needs, liaison with cross-functional groups to ensure manage term sets so that pricing and volume allowances released to distributors is accurate.
• Manage business relationships with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers including ownership and enhancements to agreements, communication of demand/volume changes, updating contracts and sharing end-user feedback.
• Ownership of required internal processes including budgeting, contract attributes, benchmarking, pricing, product recommendations, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in supply chain, category, finance, or ESG related field.
• Strong negotiations experience.
• Presentation experience.
• Ability to extract insights from complex data sets using advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to influence through direct and indirect teams.
• Knowledge / Experience of budgets and forecasting.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• Up to 5% travel annually.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or remote work, see the provided benefits information link.

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Foodbuy

Introduction:
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. This job posting is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements and the Company reserves the right to modify essential functions based on business needs. We will consider qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with applicable laws.