SBM Management Hiring for Senior Manager, Travel & Fleet Sourcing at Newark, NJ, United States Full Time

SBM Management is searching for a Senior Manager of Travel & Fleet Sourcing . The Senior Manager for Travel and Fleet Sourcing is responsible for identifying and nurturing relationships with key manufacturer partners and negotiating business terms of a contract.

This individual will leverage relationships with key suppliers, manufacturers, and third-party relationships in order to deliver a competitive advantage that aligns with company goals and initiatives.

The position involves developing negotiation strategies, advising requestors on contract terms and conditions, monitoring cost and scope of assigned contracts to maximize a sustainable and profitable supply chain.

Responsibilities :

• Assist with appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving industry best practices, ensure delivery of cost is competitive with market and competition, maintaining flexibility to meet business requirements while meeting financial goals
• Negotiate all third-party pricing for identified buying categories, including evaluating current market conditions, trends, and their effect on timing and costs for purchasing
• Assist with creation of KPIs for core suppliers and perform quarterly business reviews to evaluate performance
• Develop and maintain proper business discipline including managing Corrective Action Plans when suppliers do not meet agreed upon KPIs
• Drive innovation proposals from manufactures for category, support beta-testing innovations with key customers and document results to be shared with larger customer base
• Assist with overseeing RFP process with multiple suppliers when targeting strategic product lines within the category
• Expected to be a Subject Matter Expert regarding your categories; anticipate strategic opportunities, aligned with market trends, benchmarking, innovations and keep key stakeholders informed
• Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to improve performance and value to customers
• Identify, achieve and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities
• Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category
• Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply chain including but not limited to growth, customer satisfaction, process improvement, automation, etc.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for purchasing to obtain cost efficiencies, minimize risk to the corporation, and ensure proper lead times for effective delivery
• Proactively support business partners to ensure category strategies are aligned with business needs
• Ensure SBM always has qualified vendors that can meet or exceed our internal and external customer requirements at preferred pricing levels
• Manage the qualification, compliance, and maintenance of records related to vendor support including pricing agreements, payment terms, cost of distribution, diversity certifications, and additional procurement requirements
• Collaborate with Operations and Finance teams to align distribution needs for select product categories
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• May be required to have a valid drivers license.
• 5+ years of experience in a sourcing or supply chain management or equivalent role
• 3+ years of team leadership experience
• 3+ years of experience in Oracle, MS tool suite and ability to learn proprietary systems.
• 3+ years of practiced analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data.
• Negotiation, procurement, and supplier relationship experience required.
• Bachelors Degree from four-year college or university, preferably in Supply Chain, Finance, Production / Operations Management;

or equivalent combination of education and experience

Compensation : $105,000 per year

SBM and its affiliates is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected category, including but not limited to race, gender, national origin, creed, disability, medical condition, protected hairstyles, or sexual orientation.