Director, Transportation Strategic Sourcing

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GENERAL PURPOSE:

The Director of Transportation Strategic Sourcing will be responsible for developing and overseeing sourcing strategies aligned with Ross Stores' business needs. This position will be responsible for supporting the Transportation Procurement group's strategic sourcing, vendor management, contract management, and benchmarking / tool optimization.

The ideal candidate will have a background in transportation sourcing & data analytics, with a focus on benchmarking and negotiating a variety of modes, and have experience in Retail supply chain. To be successful, the Director, Transportation Strategic Sourcing needs to closely partner with multiple stakeholders across the company to drive consistency and create connections at the enterprise level.

Strong project management, thought leadership, partnership and communication skills are mandatory. The candidate will also need an entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify and develop business cases to promote support to pursue new opportunities. The Director (based in Ft. Mill, SC with the Transportation team) will report to the Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing (based at Ross Stores HQ in Dublin, CA).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Supports Transportation Sourcing and Category Management:

• Maintains Transportation sourcing roadmap and monitors project pipeline for bidding opportunities.

• Partners with Transportation leadership to determine sourcing strategy and execution approach for each mode.

• Conducts and/or supports sourcing events (negotiations / bidding).

• Manages external consultants on benchmarking / bidding events as necessary.

• Builds and maintains a market intelligence program and management of scenario analysis / reviews

• Leads contracting for major carriers and projects (drafting, redlining, signature process).

• Creates annual savings over the current cost base.

• Identifies broader cost reduction opportunities.
Leads Vendor Management for Transportation:

• Assesses needs and establishes initial vendor management strategy (i.e. tools and vendor tiering).

• Creates short-term and long-term plan for vendor management approach.

• Develops templates and 'play-book' for stakeholder use.

• Partners with Transportation Procurement and Operations teams to execute regular vendor reviews / QBRs.

• Documents and communicates key vendor action plans to senior leadership.
Assists in Procurement and Finance-Related Initiatives:

• Partners with the larger Strategic Sourcing team to:
o Ensure Transportation sourcing and vendor approach is consistent with company standards.
o Report and track savings according to company standards.

• Drive department-wide initiatives (e.g. process and tool changes, vendor management, contract management).Partners with Transportation Procurement and Supply Chain Finance to assist in budgeting / forecasting transportation cost trends.

• Liason to enterprise Finance to create connections across the company aligning to strategic initiatives, (e.g. IT investments, Supply Chain efficiency projects)

COMPETENCIES:
Competency Model for the level:
People

• Building Effective Teams (for managers of People and/or Projects)

• Developing Talent (for managers of People)

• Collaboration
Self

• Leading by Example

• Communicates Effectively

• Ensures Accountability and Execution

• Manages Conflict
Business

• Business Acumen

• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes

• Organizational Agility
With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies:

• Dealing with ambiguity

• Drive Results

• Analysis & Judgement

• Executive courage

• Influence

• Technical Competence

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• BA/BS required.

• Consulting experience and Retail industry experience is a plus.

• 8-10 years of work experience in transportation procurement/sourcing or logistics consulting across a broad set of modes (i.e. truckload, less-than-truckload, ocean, small parcel, cross-dock, 3PL).

• Experience with transportation management systems (such as Manhattan).

• Experience with Bid Optimization tools, (Jaggaer, Coupa)

• Financial modeling and data analytics skills, strategic thinking and the ability to influence on multiple levels of the organization.

• Communication and collaboration skills with the proven ability to influence.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and issues with exceptional attention to detail.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ADA:

Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.
Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc.
Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.
Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

DISCLAIMER

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.

Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.

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