Strategic Sourcing Lead

Americold; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold is seeking a procurement professional to lead strategic spend categories and supplier relationships across the organization, with on-site work in Atlanta.

The role focuses on developing business plans, analyzing spend data for savings, negotiating contracts, and enforcing procurement policies. Travel up to 25% is required; a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in procurement or category management are required, with Ariba/GeP and MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years of business-related work experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement or category management required.
• Experience in vendor negotiations required.
• Proficiency in Ariba or GeP e-procurement systems required.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement business plans for strategic spend categories to support growth and cost optimization.
• Analyze current spend categories to identify and execute cost reduction opportunities.
• Manage and optimize vendor relationships and supply base for assigned categories.
• Support business units with sourcing program implementation and maintenance for ad hoc needs.
• Educate and enforce sourcing and procurement processes and policies.
• Report on sourcing and category management metrics and evaluate vendor performance to establish service level standards.
• Ensure integrity of vendor master data for managed categories.

Skills

Vendor negotiations

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint skills

Data analysis

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ariba

GeP

Job description

Americold is seeking a procurement professional to lead strategic spend categories and supplier relationships across the organization, with on-site work in Atlanta.

The role focuses on developing business plans, analyzing spend data for savings, negotiating contracts, and enforcing procurement policies. Travel up to 25% is required; a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in procurement or category management are required, with Ariba/GeP and MS Office proficiency.