Strategic Sourcing/Purchasing Manager

The role

The Strategic Sourcing/Purchasing Manager will lead supplier negotiations and optimize purchasing costs. This person will work with vendors and manufacturers to improve commercial terms and drive savings across annual purchasing spend.

What you will do

• Manage and optimize supplier relationships to improve pricing and commercial terms.
• Lead negotiations with vendors and manufacturers for pricing, volume discounts, and rebates.
• Analyze purchasing spend and supplier pricing to identify savings opportunities.
• Develop negotiation strategies based on volume, performance, and market conditions.
• Evaluate supplier proposals and compare pricing and contract terms.
• Negotiate supplier agreements that support company profitability.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships.
• Partner with leadership, purchasing, sales, and finance to align sourcing decisions.
• Track negotiated savings, pricing improvements, and rebates.
• Collaborate with purchasing and accounting to ensure accurate pricing and rebates.

Required qualifications

• Experience managing or supporting $100 million or more in annual purchasing spend across multiple vendors or supplier categories.
• Proven track record negotiating large-scale vendor agreements, purchasing contracts, volume discounts, and favorable commercial terms.
• Ability to identify cost-reduction opportunities and deliver measurable, documented savings.
• Experience developing and maintaining strategic vendor relationships and negotiating directly with suppliers, manufacturers, or their representatives.
• Understanding of purchasing costs, pricing structures, contract terms, and the financial impact of negotiated savings.
• Experience evaluating supplier proposals, comparing pricing, and analyzing purchasing data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience with procurement, purchasing, ERP, sourcing, or other business systems.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple supplier relationships and negotiations simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or large-scale purchasing operations.
• Experience negotiating multi-million-dollar vendor agreements or managing high-spend supplier categories.
• Background in distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, e-commerce, or other high-volume purchasing environments.
• Experience in commercial foodservice equipment or supplies.
• Familiarity with AutoQuotes or similar quoting and pricing platforms.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Performance-based bonus opportunity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Fully remote position.
• Flexible schedule.
• Special pricing on commercial kitchen equipment and supplies.
• Expert training and company-paid continuing education opportunities.

About the company

RestaurantSupply.com and Johnson-Lancaster help customers save time and money when purchasing commercial kitchen equipment and supplies by leveraging industry buying power.