US Foods

Senior Sourcing Manager

US Foods

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Rosemont • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $160,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with category and merchandising objectives.
  • Support Category Management in planning and scheduling sourcing events to meet category timelines and business needs.
  • Translate category strategies into actionable sourcing plans and initiatives.
  • Manage supplier relationships for assigned EB portfolios, driving cost, service, and performance improvements.
  • Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to strengthen supplier partnerships and supply continuity.
  • Lead cost modeling and “clean sheet” analysis to identify cost-reduction and margin-improvement opportunities.
  • Leverage data and market insights to support fact-based sourcing decisions and negotiations.
  • Lead supplier negotiations within defined authority levels to deliver sustainable COGS reductions and buying income.
  • Draft, manage, and execute contract amendments in alignment with legal, finance, and sourcing standards.
  • Own weekly price calculations, routines, and maintenance of pricing files.
  • Conduct research related to zero-rate opportunities and other cost-reduction initiatives.
  • Monitor supplier fill rate and service performance; escalate and resolve issues as needed.
  • Partner with Category Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations to ensure sourcing strategies are executable.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for sourcing processes and assigned product categories.

Requirements

  • 7 years of Sourcing or related experience including RFP, negotiations, vendor management and pricing.
  • 3 years of people management and/or leadership experience.
  • Proven experience in negotiations.
  • Ability to operate successfully in a matrix environment and work effectively across multiple groups and levels.
  • Solid negotiation skills and excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrated experience and commitment to utilizing the skills of influence, persuasion and negotiation to achieve goals.
  • Solid quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to work in a team setting, drive team results and support change management within the organization.
  • Able to provide fact-based recommendations across various levels of management.
  • Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as Microsoft Outlook.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • pre-tax spending accounts
  • retirement benefits
  • paid time off
  • short-term and long-term disability
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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