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Saffire, LLC

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

✈️ Travel

Consulting • Marketing • Travel

Saffire, LLC is a technology company that specializes in creating beautiful, unique, and engaging websites for events, venues, and destinations. Their integrated platform, SaffireTix, offers comprehensive ticketing solutions including online, advance, and gate sales, alongside contactless RFID band technology for secure patron experiences. With their Spark content management system, users can easily manage their websites and access real-time reporting, aiming to enhance revenue through ticketing and sponsorships. Saffire is a proud partner of several industry associations, reinforcing their commitment to the events and festivals sector.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for food, beverage, hospitality goods, and related services across Legends' venue portfolio • Lead spend analysis, market assessments, and total cost of ownership evaluations • Design and implement supplier rationalization initiatives • Build category roadmaps, benchmarks, KPIs, and dashboards • Partner with culinary leadership and operations on menu engineering and product optimization • Lead strategic sourcing events and negotiate complex, multi-year master agreements • Develop contract templates, pricing schedules, SLAs, and terms and conditions • Manage contract renewals, amendments, price reviews, and supplier performance evaluations • Build strategic partnerships with distributors, suppliers, and hospitality goods manufacturers • Conduct quarterly business reviews, product cuttings, menu tastings, and supplier showcases • Establish supplier scorecards and resolve escalated supplier issues • Drive adoption of national contracts across a decentralized venue network • Develop business cases and ROI analyses for consolidated procurement programs • Conduct venue roadshows, webinars, and training sessions • Track rebate accruals, validate supplier payments, and reconcile discrepancies • Advise venue GMs, executive chefs, and F&B directors on supplier selection and cost optimization • Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contracting authorities, ethical sourcing standards, and regulations • Maintain category documentation and support audits

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, or related field required • MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred • 8+ years of progressive procurement or category management experience, with at least 5 years focused on food, beverage, and/or hospitality categories • 3+ years of experience in a leadership or senior individual contributor role managing complex, multi-stakeholder procurement programs • Proven track record delivering measurable cost savings, process improvements, and supplier performance enhancements • Deep knowledge of food and beverage supply chains • Strong understanding of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage categories • Familiarity with hospitality goods and services categories • Understanding of foodservice equipment categories • Experience working with nationally recognized suppliers in hospitality, restaurant, sports venue, entertainment, travel, or leisure industries • Knowledge of BOH and FOH operations valued; culinary or F&B operations background a strong plus • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; advanced Excel strongly preferred • Business acumen including P&L dynamics, margin structures, rebate programs, and cost allocation models • Ability to present confidently to C-suite audiences, supplier executives, and cross-functional leadership teams • Proficiency with spend analytics platforms, eProcurement tools, CLM systems, and ERP systems • Preferred experience in sports, entertainment, hospitality, restaurants, hotels, convention centers, or similar environments • Knowledge of sustainability, local sourcing, and ethical procurement practices preferred • Familiarity with menu engineering, recipe costing, and BOM structures preferred • Experience managing national or multi-site procurement programs for organizations with $100M+ annual spend preferred • Up to 25% domestic travel to venue sites, supplier facilities, and industry events

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Up to 25% domestic travel • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer • Inclusive workplace where employees can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career