What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Procurement position at Swig HQ?
In this role, Swig will look to you for the setup and execution of the purchasing and supply chain management of the supplier network. This role focuses on acquiring goods, services, and materials in a cost effective and efficient manner while ensuring high quality standards. The Director of Procurement will be responsible for negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, ensuring supply at the supplier level, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal policies. To be successful in this role you must be a relationship based individual with a high degree of a team approach inside and outside of the organization.
How You’ll Make an Impact:What You'll Bring to the Team
- Development Procurement Strategy
- Formulate and implement long term procurement strategies aligned with the company’s goals and objectives.
- Supplier Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors
- Partner with Culinary to build relationship between culinary and supplier community
- Positive communication to supplier community about what Swig is building and to gain further excitement in the supplier community.
- Hold suppliers accountable to commitments and contractual obligations
- Negotiate favorable terms and understanding what drives each supplier.
- This role is responsible for contingency of supply.
- Product Costing & Item Attribute
- Responsible for the accurate pricing of all items.
- Pricing of items include raw material, labor inputs, manufacturing inputs and transportation inputs to determine a FOB price.
- Knowledge of commodity markets and the impacts of change on a macroeconomic environment affects the price of goods and services.
- Director of Procurement is responsible for the understanding of supplier manufacturing network, inbound raw material network and the generation of a supplier freight input and the established freight to destined final mile buildings.
- This position is responsible for thinking outside the box on a all items to determine the best way to manufacture, ship and store product to the Swig Network.
- Risk Management
- Identify potential supply chain risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Responsible for having backup supply for all products and raw material product.
- Compliance
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Reporting and Analytics
- Track procurement performance metrics and analyze data for future decisions.
Who We Are:
- Expert knowledge of Excel
- Expert knowledge of raw material inputs and impact to finished goods.
- Expert knowledge of suppliers in the raw and finished goods area.
- Spirit of working positively with suppliers to help the development of Swig.
- Financial understanding of the restaurant industry
- Understanding of Supplier and Logistics Networks in Foodservice logistics and how they impact each other
Swig is the fastest growing and most successful drink brand in America, going viral on TikTok with users driving miles away for the dirty soda. Swig's employees are at the core of all we do, so if you're looking for a fun career instead of just a job, join us! We offer unique opportunities for promotion and delightful teams who create happiness one cup at a time.