Head of Supply Chain and Procurement

In this role, you will negotiate and manage the purchasing of products for Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. This position is directly responsible to develop and execute actionable procurement strategies, establish and build strategic relationships with suppliers, proactively managing the supplier base, and reach targeted quality, cost-savings and profitability goals. It will also be important for you to establish and maintain relationships that will result in mutually beneficial partnerships with suppliers; continually monitor cost-saving opportunities and establish purchasing policies to meet long-term objectives.How You'll Make an Impact:Develop and implement procurement strategies that allow for successfully negotiating favorable pricing, terms and agreements with approved suppliers.Conduct supplier and commodity risk assessments, monitoring specific commodity market trends, developing technologies and supply/demand challenges.Develop supplier performance strategies to maximize Little Caesar total value.Establish a strong network and foster collaboration with internal customers, Little Caesars suppliers, and franchisees.Work closely with suppliers and internal teams to identify cost-saving opportunities with existing or new technologies for applications across product offerings.Interact with Little Caesars International purchasing to identify global sourcing and cost savings opportunities.Participate in budgeting process for purchasing and supply chain management.Who You Are:Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement or related discipline.At least five years of experience in food industry purchasing with exposure to purchasing of pre-portioned convenience/specialty foods and/or combined experience in quality assurance or distribution.In depth understanding of raw material commodity markets.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities and to effectively negotiate project requests and priorities to optimize resource utilization.Strong project management and organizational skills, demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, including communicating technical data to a variety of audience.Ability to travel to supplier locations, trade shows and industry events, and adhere to LCE travel policy.Experience in purchasing of pre-portioned convenience/specialty foods, preferred.Where You'll Work:A state-of-the-art building with a modern-day, open environment in the heart of The District Detroit.A colleague fitness center, work café and an outdoor patio with grills.Over 60 different meeting spaces to help promote a collaborative environment.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.