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Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. You're someone who pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. You're brave, ambitious and passionate in everything you do. And we want you on our team. Pursue your fullest potential and never settle in the quest to deliver extraordinary guest service. Join one of the world's most innovative companies and re-imagine a mountain resort experience with us. Welcome to Vail Resorts. Reach Your Peak.Job Update: Year RoundJob Classification: Full-TimeJob Location: Broomfield, COThe Vail Resorts Procurement Team is committed to building leaders and driving value. We are creating a world class procurement organization headquartered near Boulder, Colorado. This supports a growing company of 37 resorts across Australia, Canada and the United States, with 55,000+ employees, and a market capitalization of around $7 billion. We are transforming our procurement organization to bring best-in-class category management, sourcing, vendor management, and procurement tools to enable data-driven decision making at Vail Resorts – the ski industry’s global leader.The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for driving value and leading innovation for several Vail Resorts business functions including Food & Beverage (F&B), Lodging & Hospitality, and Mountain Operations, focusing in areas of both direct and indirect spend. This leader will achieve business results across our resorts and segments, injecting innovation and thought leadership into a broad set of sourcing and procurement activities. This position is responsible for identifying opportunities, developing long-term strategy, development of requirements and implementation of best in class sourcing activities. This position requires strong analytical skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven contract negotiation skills. Come create your experience of a lifetime!ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive: Focus on results. Lead strategic thinking in critical areas of F&B, Hospitality, Facilities Maintenance/Management Goods and Services and strategic supplier management.
Accountable for leading the development and execution of multi-year category strategies.
Identify and leverage opportunities and directly negotiate programs to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership across category and/or product line
Build and communicate category intelligence throughout the company
Perform spend analysis and develop a sourcing roadmap focused on cost savings, process improvement and supplier management
Understand our business, our suppliers, and our shareholder expectations to drive value and business results through innovation
Connect: Inspire trust and build strong, positive, productive relationships with key business stakeholders and/or relevant internal teams, including but not limited to procurement, FP&A, accounting, operations, marketing and senior leadership.
Use expertise and relationships to influence key stakeholders
Collaborate closely with category managers and stakeholders to develop and execute effective strategies
Develop: Cultivate talent and create an environment of continual improvement both in and outside of direct team.
Demonstrate self-awareness, adaptability and passion for personal growth and development
Provide leadership and direction to corporate functions, stakeholders, and the procurement organization
Ensure you and your team maintain current best practices; collaborate with stakeholders to create and implement best practices as appropriate
Out Front: Prioritize and adapt in a constantly changing business setting.
Serve as a thought leader aligning Vail Resorts sourcing objectives and strategies with overall business objectives
Develop and support key metrics (TCO, process and service related) to ensure needs of business are met
Implement supplier performance strategies that ensure ongoing cost improvements, on time delivery, quality and service
Re-Imagine: Bring new ideas, methods, and approaches to your stakeholders.
Leverage your expertise to challenge the status quo and drive decisions and actions necessary to improve our business processes
Join the team that is creating a vision and long term roadmap for Vail Resorts Procurement. Take well-reasoned and prudent risks
Passion: Demonstrate an unyielding passion for the guest experience, culture, mission and vision.
Lead by example and inspire others to follow
Actively engage with senior leadership team to establish and execute on strategic vision
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, MBA preferred
7+ years’ experience in high tech, financial services or fortune 500 company industry experience with
5+ years category experience
5+ years + team leadership/management experience
Certified Procurement Professional is a plus
Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Experience in F&B and Hospitality performance metrics a must (COGS, ADR, etc.)
Demonstrated project management experience
Experience managing large distributors and Group Purchasing Organizations a must
Experience in identifying opportunities and developing and executing strategy
Preferred Skills:
Experience with Coupa and/or Tableau, a plus
Experience in supplier rationalization for goods and services a plus
KEY COMPETENCIES
Strong analytical skills and complex problem solving with the ability to develop pricing models appropriate for the services being sourced
Excellent negotiating skills
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Superior judgment and initiative
High degree of integrity
Ability to handle many competing priorities effectively
Excellent oral and written communication skills
We offer a variety of career opportunities at our world-class resorts and corporate headquarters near Boulder, Colorado in fields like Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Marketing, Sales & Communications and more. Our corporate team shares both a passion for the outdoors and a drive to re-imagine the mountain resort experience around the world. Learn more at www.vailresortscareers.comVail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.VRACTRequisition ID 216567
