Senior Strategic Sourcing Leader, Private Brands

Wawa, Inc.; Media (Delaware County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wawa, Inc. seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Private Brands to develop and execute sourcing strategies for Private Brand categories, managing the end-to-end procurement lifecycle from supplier discovery to launch readiness.

You will lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs and negotiate terms with manufacturing partners to ensure quality, cost, and continuity. Collaborate with Quality Assurance and Legal to meet regulatory and company requirements, coordinate with internal teams on forecasting and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or a related field.
• Experience supporting RFIs, RFQs, RFIs, and onboarding activities.
• Forecasting, inventory management, production planning, or logistics knowledge.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365; experience with analytical, project management, AI-enabled, or JIRA 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

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

JIRA

Job description

Wawa, Inc. seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Private Brands to develop and execute sourcing strategies for Private Brand categories, managing the end-to-end procurement lifecycle from supplier discovery to launch readiness.

You will lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs and negotiate terms with manufacturing partners to ensure quality, cost, and continuity. Collaborate with Quality Assurance and Legal to meet regulatory and company requirements, coordinate with internal teams on forecasting and