Support the day to day execution of strategies for assigned categories and focus on reducing organizational spend to improve savings and enhancing relationships with business stakeholders and suppliers. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Responsibilities- Develop different award optimization scenarios to minimize total cost of ownership
- Respond to supplier and stakeholder questions (e.g., category, supply, event, price, or specification)
- Support the execution of supplier financing programs maintaining a holistic view of early payment and accounts payables programs
- Prepare planning guide to facilitate the completion of the negotiation and support where needed
- Sourcing Analysis
- Conduct opportunity assessments, benchmarking, and should cost modeling to develop sourcing opportunities
- Prepare category improvement projections and conduct post-implementation variance analysis
- Identify total internal costs associated with supplier price, delivery, operations and quality
- Quantify the overall total ownership cost of each product or service to identify cost savings
- Contract Management
- Work with the contract management team in the administration of contract data, addendums, item master sheets, and additional supplier documentation
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Support category managers in the development of supplier performance/continuous improvement targets and related scorecards
- Work with the SRM team in the administration of supplier assessments, score cards, and other analytics to manage supplier performance
- Benefit Tracking
- Partner with the KPI & Benefits team to develop a tracking mechanism to report and communicate savings achieved
- Additional Support
- Support other initiatives / projects in the company that may affect organization's performance and collaborate with necessary stakeholders
- Talent Management
- Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, CPG, or similar
- 1 year professional experience in procurement activities
- Demonstrated and proven leadership ability
- Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks
- Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly
- Analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions, communicate opportunities and/or raise business risks
- Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Vizio)
- Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral/written communications and presentations
- 1 year professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Retail
- CPM/CPSM, CSCP or equivalent certification
- Expertise in Microsoft Office, data visualization tools
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, CPG, or similar
- 1 year professional experience in procurement activities
- Demonstrated and proven leadership ability
- Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks
- Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering results quickly
- Analytical skills to leverage data for business decisions and communicate opportunities or risks
- Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio)
- Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral/written communications and presentations
- 1 year professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Retail
- CPM/CPSM, CSCP or equivalent certification
- Expertise in Microsoft Office and data visualization tools
Kroger Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kroger and has not been reviewed or approved by Kroger.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage in many union divisions has been protected or improved in recent contracts, with some regions avoiding proposed cuts and others expanding spousal coverage and strengthening short‑term disability. Mental‑health resources and 24/7 access are also emphasized, supported by third‑party recognition in recent years.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a company 401(k) with a match and, in many union roles, access to pension or variable annuity plans that have been stabilized through recent agreements. Match levels and pension participation vary by division and role, so specifics require local confirmation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Education assistance through “Feed Your Future” offers substantial tuition support for both part‑ and full‑time associates, alongside free financial coaching. Perks such as associate discounts and periodic Boost membership offers add incremental value to total rewards.
Kroger Insights
What We Do
At Kroger, we believe no matter who you are or how you like to shop, everyone deserves affordable, easy-to-enjoy, fresh food. This idea is embodied in our simple tagline—Fresh for Everyone™. Kroger ranks as one of the world’s largest retailers. We are nearly half a million associates across 2,800 stores in 35 states operating two dozen grocery retail brands and 34 manufacturing and 44 distribution locations, all dedicated to living our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. Together, we serve more than 11 million customers daily in our stores and online through convenient e-commerce options like pickup, ship and delivery, serving America through food inspiration and uplift. Customers love Our Brands, including the popular Kroger®, Private Selection® and Simple Truth® brands. Our own manufacturing plants produce many of Our Brands products, including breads, dairy products, meat and thousands of grocery items. We also believe in and are committed to doing our part to create #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025.
