VP, Strategic Sourcing

🕒 September 4

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Odeko

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2016

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Food & Beverage • Logistics • Consulting

Odeko is a company dedicated to streamlining operations for cafes by providing essential supplies and a robust management platform. Their service includes next-day delivery of a comprehensive range of products necessary for running a cafe, such as grab-and-go drinks and pastries. Odeko's smart operations software allows cafes to manage orders, stock supplies, and operate efficiently, saving time and resources. They offer an all-in-one app that aids in managing mobile orders and rewards programs, with a focus on sustainability by reducing carbon emissions through consolidated deliveries. Their platform provides customizable dashboards and insights to cater to each cafe’s unique needs, ultimately supporting growth and efficiency in small businesses.

📋 Description

• Own the upstream commercial side of Odeko's supply chain, including what it buys, from whom, and on what terms • Report to the Chief Supply Chain Officer • Carry gross margin and landed COGS • Own the supplier base end to end, including selection, consolidation, supplier tiering, performance, and business decisions • Lead negotiations covering price, MOQs, lead times, rebates, and payment terms • Own DPO and produce the negotiated-terms sheet for Purchasing • Work with Legal to improve standard supplier contracts and terms • Drive gross-margin and landed-COGS improvements and ensure savings are captured in the P&L • Own responses to supplier price increases • Shape catalog assortment and category strategy with revenue teams • Run private-label activities from category selection through supplier development, margin structure, and penetration targets • Build and lead Odeko's category management organization • Define categories, hire leaders, establish success measures, and implement a category review cadence

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in sourcing, procurement, or merchandising • 5+ years leading teams, ideally in distribution, foodservice, CPG, or another business where cost of goods is the primary margin lever • Managed annual spend exceeding $250MM, with savings reaching the P&L • Personally led negotiations on individual contracts of $10M+ in annual value • Experience with contract development and supplier terms • Managed a commodity-exposed category book • Owned assortment decisions and stood up new categories • Deployed an AI or advanced-analytics solution against a sourcing problem • Ability to represent the commercial supply story to the executive team and partner with Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, economics, or a related field is listed as nice to have; MBA preferred • Travel of 20%+, including trade shows, supplier visits, and co-packer oversight on private label

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Healthcare benefits • Opportunity for equity • Fast-paced environment and growth opportunities • Other great perks; full lists of benefits available upon request