VP, Strategic Sourcing

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Odeko The VP, Strategic Sourcing at Odeko will own the upstream commercial supply chain, including supplier selection, negotiation of terms, and margin management. This role is responsible for building the category management organization and driving improvements in gross margin and landed COGS.

Responsibilities

Own the supplier base end to end selection, consolidation, and decision making
Develop and maintain supplier tiering strategy
Enforce supplier performance against terms
Lead negotiation of price, MOQs, lead times, rebates, and payment terms
Own DPO and produce negotiated-terms sheet for Purchasing
Work with Legal Team to enhance supplier contract forms and terms
Drive improvements on gross margin percentage and landed COGS
Own price-increase response: negotiate, absorb, or pass through

Qualification

Commercial leadershipScaleNegotiationCommodity experienceCategory managementAI leadershipExecutive presenceM&A experiencePrivate labelPerishablesGrowth stageEducation

Required

Commercial leadership: 10+ years in sourcing, procurement, or merchandising, with 5+ leading teams ideally in distribution, foodservice, CPG, or another business where cost of goods is the primary margin lever.
Scale: managed a spend of more than $250MM annually, with a track record of savings that reached the P&L.
Negotiation: have personally led negotiations, as the principal at the table, on individual contracts of $10M+ in annual value. Have experience with contract development and supplier terms.
Commodity experience: have managed a commodity-exposed category book
Category management: have owned assortment decisions as well as stood up new categories
AI leadership: Have deployed an AI or advanced-analytics solution against a sourcing problem
Executive presence: able to represent the commercial supply story to the executive team, and to partner as a peer with Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance on metrics none of you can move alone.

Preferred

M&A experience: carrying suppliers and vendor relationships through mergers, acquisitions, and integration.
Private label: own-brand development from supplier selection through launch.
Perishables: short-shelf-life categories, where sourcing decisions drive waste and obsolescence.
Growth stage: a high-growth company where the process you inherit is the one you're expected to replace.
Education: Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, economics, or a related field. MBA preferred.
Travel: 20%+, including attendance at trade shows, supplier visits and co-packer oversight on private label
What you’ll love about Odeko:
Fast-paced environment and growth opportunities - plenty of room for you to directly impact the company and enhance your career!

Benefits

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Company

Odeko

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