Under limited supervision, assumes full buying responsibility for selected categories to include (but not limited to) Signage, HVAC, Lighting, Roofing, Tile, Water Heaters. Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning, production, and inventory control. 

This role sits onsite in our Atlanta Support Center 80% of the time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Enables brands to efficiently and effectively maximize the value they receive from suppliers. Conducts sourcing events (RFQs) as required for the categories within the scope of responsibility, selecting the best choice for Inspire

• Develop/execute purchasing strategies for products including monitoring macro trends in supplier base, implementing plans to react, and developing/executing purchasing strategies for products
• Conducts the RFP process, bid analysis and review, contract negotiations, and blanket purchase agreement creation

Identify and realize cost-savings and cost-reduction opportunities Ensure the supply chain has adequate production capacity to meet the needs of the business in compliance on spec and at competitive costs

• Develop ideas for cost savings initiatives within owned categories
• Evaluate potential margin initiatives, document with business case and champion change in support of department/company initiatives

Minimizes risk of supply disruption

• Identifies supply and supplier issues. Analyzes information to assess root cause, improvement opportunities, and associated risk

Build strategic relationships

• Understand Brands' needs and build supplier relationships to meet those needs
• Builds collaborative relationships with Brand Functional Teams, Inspire Company Restaurant (ICR) teams, and other Inspire shared services

Monitors purchasing performance

• Monitors supplier performance and completes supplier scorecard
• Participates in S&OP process and coordinates supplier's production to meet demand

Other duties as assigned by management

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-Year degree in a related field
• 5+ years in supply chain and procurement

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

• Experience in procurement and negotiation strategies
• Understand and function effectively in a team environment
• Proven track record of success in leadership positions
• Restaurant / Food Service and/or Construction experience

DIRECT REPORTS

• None

 

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.