Associate Sourcing Manager

Your ability to consolidate, analyze, and effectively communicate complex data, along with your excellent project management skills, make you a great fit for our Associate Sourcing Manager position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.

About Your Role:

As an Associate Sourcing Manager at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll own the e-sourcing process and will be an expert in commodity market information utilized to provide the best SKU value and cost protections to our customer. The position encompasses expanding the supplier base by developing viable supplier relationships, as well facilitating streamlined joint sourcing and negotiation activities. You will be responsible for developing and managing project plans, resources, timelines, and deliverables; working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to address challenges and opportunities as it relates to costing, SKU specifications, suppliers, negotiations, and the e-sourcing/auction process.

Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for delivering negotiated cost savings synergies on an annual basis through proactive commodity analysis, cost change negotiations, and category deep dives.
• Oversee the merchandise e-sourcing / auction process; Meeting with all relevant teams, facilitating collection and validation of SKU specifications, managing communication and development of suppliers, managing request for information (RFI) and request for proposals (RFP) projects, and analyzing total proposal value (cost, supplier qualification, freight, etc.) to determine best course of action.
• Develop negotiation strategy and position; Analyze cost proposals including the elements of cost, i.e., raw material, direct labor, overhead, and general and administrative rates.
• Perform market research and data gathering from various industry, government, and trade sources on commodity exposures to provide merchandise teams with impactful commodity reporting and supplier market landscape reporting.
• Track and report on impact from margin and/or value improvement projects.
• Own and develop the qualified supplier matrix for assigned commodity and categories, and collaborate with peers for cross divisional alignment.
• Manage/Lead cost increase analysis and rebuttals through fact-based reporting, market indexing, commodity indexing, and communication development.
• Ensure our company is delivering quality products manufactured at the best cost to the appropriate specs that meet and exceed our product and brand strategy and standards.
• Other strategic sourcing projects as assigned

Your Required Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external suppliers in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Ability to consolidate, analyze, and effectively communicate complex data
• Ability to mentor peers, both inside and outside the department
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent analytical and project management skills
• Critical thinking and decision making: The ability to solve complex problems and think through both tangible (holistic supply chain costs) and intangible (future value of supplier relationships) factors in making decisions for the company
• Demonstrates strong analytical capability in commodity research and/or trading and trending impact to supply chain
• Ability to diagnose value of commodity components of a stock keeping unit (SKU)
• Experience in supplier assessment and selection
• Knowledge of product manufacturing practices

Minimum Requirements:

• Education:   Bachelor’s degree (BA / BS / BFA) or equivalent experience, MBA preferred.
• Experience:  2+ years of corporate retail experience in Inventory Management, Merchandising, Planning, and/or Global Sourcing
• Software:  High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Advanced to expert experience with excel is preferred. Comfort with utilizing e-sourcing tools and reporting solutions (micro strategy, business objects, etc.) 

Start Rate = $90,000-$99,000 based on experience plus 20% bonus and equity. 

Our success is a team effort —

when we reach our goals, you’ll be eligible for a yearly bonus!

Your Perks and Benefits:
We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well-being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with matching contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Educational Assistance
• Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
• And much more!

Who We Are:

At Dollar Tree, we make a difference in the lives of our customers every day by exceeding their expectations and delivering value – it’s what our business is built on. Our associates play an important role in this commitment by embracing change and showing up for their teams and their communities.

We see an exciting path forward as our company continues to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you.

Join our team today and discover The Value of You!

Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.

Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.

Full time

500 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320

Global Sourcing

Dollar Tree