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Senior Director, Supplies, Equipment and Services
Req ID: 1405564
Category: Accounting and Finance – SALARY
Brand: FoodBuy
Location: Mississauga, ON
Posting Date: March 7, 2025
Category: Accounting and Finance – SALARY
Brand: FoodBuy
Location: Mississauga, ON
Posting Date: March 7, 2025
Who Are We?
You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That’s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that’s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.
You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We’re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between – doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!
Imagine working in a place that offers great resources to help you achieve your greatest potential. At Foodbuy, our solutions strengthen supplier relationships, customize offerings, and lower purchasing and production costs. In turn, we can give our passionate employees ongoing opportunities to grow. Join us.
Why work with Foodbuy? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading foodservice and support Services Company. We extend our value-driven purchasing service model to external clients who benefit from our negotiated contracts with manufacturers that support food and beverage and facility management suppliers.
What’s in it for you?
- Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies.
- The opportunities with us are endless. As the world’s largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
- Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
- Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
- A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. just now is our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative that was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Visit our Stronger Together Compass website at www.strongertogethercompass.com. We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
- We are as diverse as our guests. We believe diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration, and benefit our associates, clients, and customers. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate led groups that seek to foster inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!
You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That’s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that’s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.
You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We’re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between – doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!
Imagine working in a place that offers great resources to help you achieve your greatest potential. At Foodbuy, our solutions strengthen supplier relationships, customize offerings, and lower purchasing and production costs. In turn, we can give our passionate employees ongoing opportunities to grow. Join us.
Why work with Foodbuy? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading foodservice and support Services Company. We extend our value-driven purchasing service model to external clients who benefit from our negotiated contracts with manufacturers that support food and beverage and facility management suppliers.
Job Summary
Now, if you were to come on board as our Senior Director, Category Development Supplies, Equipment and Services, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Own the creation and execution of short, medium and long term category strategy.
- Put together annual budget plans for category profitability, with monthly forecast updates throughout the year and update on budget project initiatives.
- Deliver on established financial targets for income and working capital improvements.
- Remain current on industry trends that could lead to the development of new strategic initiatives to provide sales and profitability growth for Compass.
- Lead and develop a diverse team of senior level procurement professionals to deliver the strategy and annual financial results.
- Oversee tactical and strategic negotiations with suppliers including contract renewals.
- Relationship management with our vendor partners, including leadership top to tops, relevant site tours and monthly/weekly account connections. Identify where we need to bring on any new supplier partners.
- Partner with your counterparts in the USA compass business to share best practice and joint initiatives where a north America approach will yield better results for the business.
- Relationship management and cross functional working with key departments and stakeholders across the Foodbuy and Compass business.
Think you have what it takes to be Senior Director Supplies, Equipment & Services? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here is the skill set required to be successful in this role:
- Minimum 5 years of purchasing experience or senior food service operational experience, accountable for a P&L with a proven track record of delivering results to plan.
- Demonstrated ability to provide strong and engaging leadership to a team of direct reports.
- Capacity to effectively manage multiple change agendas.
- An ability to influence and work cross-functionally across an organization to deliver results.
- Strong negotiator.
- Excellent strategic planning skills and strong analytical abilities.
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