Senior Private Brands Sourcing Strategist

wawa; Batangas City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Wawa is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Private Brands to develop and execute sourcing strategies across Private Brand categories. You will manage end-to-end procurement, lead RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, evaluate suppliers, and negotiate terms to deliver competitive total cost and resilient supply.

You will collaborate with QA and Legal, coordinate onboarding and launch readiness, and align with internal teams on forecasts, production planning, and logistics across domestic and international

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, Logistics, or related field.
• 5+ years in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, supply chain, or related field.
• Experience supporting RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and onboarding.
• Working knowledge of forecasting, inventory management, production planning, replenishment, or logistics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365; experience with JIRA or AI-enabled tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for Private Brand categories that support quality, innovation, cost, service, growth, and supply continuity objectives.
• Manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for new products, including supplier discovery, competitive bidding, award, contracting, onboarding, and launch coordination.
• Lead strategic sourcing and supplier selection across the Private Brand portfolio. Evaluate supplier capabilities, quality systems, capacity, logistics, and continuity plans.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs; define requirements, evaluate responses, document decisions, and communicate standards and expectations to prospective partners.
• Identify and evaluate domestic and international manufacturing partners through market research, capability assessments, facility evaluations, and risk reviews.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, service levels, and commercial terms that deliver competitive total cost and sustainable supplier partnerships.
• Develop commodity, component, and logistics based cost models; conduct should-cost, scenario, and market analyses to guide sourcing decisions.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Legal to ensure suppliers meet food safety, regulatory, quality, contractual, and company requirements.
• Manage supplier onboarding and cross-functional commercialization activities to ensure clear ownership, timely decisions, and launch readiness.
• Partner with suppliers and internal teams on demand forecasts, production schedules, replenishment, inventory builds, staging, and distribution planning.
• Analyze sales, inventory, and service trends across distribution points to improve forecast accuracy, availability, working capital, and portfolio planning.
• Manage supply disruptions and logistics risks, and establish contingency plans, secondary sources, and mitigation actions where appropriate.
• Identify and deliver cost savings and value engineering opportunities without compromising product quality, safety, customer experience, or brand standards.
• Establish supplier scorecards, sourcing KPIs, business reviews, and sustainable reporting tools to monitor performance, timelines, savings, risk, and corrective actions.
• Lead cross-functional project plans and executive updates, translating complex sourcing data into clear recommendations, decisions, and mitigation plans.
• Partner closely with the Private Brands Manager and cross-functional stakeholders to support innovation, portfolio growth, and ongoing supply-base optimization.
• Communicate clearly, influence stakeholders, and lead complex sourcing initiatives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Communication

Analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, Logistics, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

JIRA

Job description

Wawa is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Private Brands to develop and execute sourcing strategies across Private Brand categories. You will manage end-to-end procurement, lead RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, evaluate suppliers, and negotiate terms to deliver competitive total cost and resilient supply.

You will collaborate with QA and Legal, coordinate onboarding and launch readiness, and align with internal teams on forecasts, production planning, and logistics across domestic and international