Category Manager, Direct Food Procurement

About the role

This position is responsible for supporting Brinker team members and operations in strategic sourcing activities for multiple food categories; with the goal of achieving cost management to include cost reductions, while maintaining/improving product quality and supplier service levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations for their categories including project management, roll outs, tests, sourcing new items, and solving issues surrounding the designated categories.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, culinary, and operations is critical.
• Negotiate agreements with buy-in from stakeholders ensuring Brinker receives best in class pricing and service, leveraging terms and conditions, volumes where appropriate, across a portfolio of suppliers.
• Provide on-going communication to business stakeholders, project teams, and suppliers.
• Foster positive relationships with supplier base and internal stakeholders.
• Continually monitor all economic indicators for commodities within area of responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree; equivalent business school training; or the equivalent in skill and training.
• 3 to 5 years food purchasing experience.
• Restaurant or hospitality industry preferred.

Qualifications

• Strategic Management Ability to develop distinctive strategies to achieve competitive advantage; translate broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans; align the organization to support strategic priorities.
• Communication Skills: excellent verbal, written and oral capabilities to deal independently with internal customers and external resources.
• Interpersonal Skills: ability to build effective organizational relationships inside and outside the department; ability to inspire trust via open, candid relationships, fair treatment and behavior consistent with expressed beliefs and commitments.

Skills

• Strategic Management
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Assistance Program with counseling, financial, legal, and life resources
• Best You EDU, offering education programs and tuition reimbursement
• Generous dining discounts at Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy®
• Annual bonus eligibility for every RSC Team Member
• On-site gym and fitness classes
• Company-wide events and a casual, collaborative atmosphere

Pay

Competitive compensation package.

Schedule

Hybrid schedule with weekly flex days to work from home.