Commodity Manager

Summary:

As a member of the Procurement team, the Procurement Manager will be responsible for establishing and executing high level, multi-year agreements with our top suppliers and partners. The Procurement Manager will implement strategies to optimize business efficiency and perform duties that include strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, price negotiations, performance, and risk management. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Define multi-year strategy for ~2-4 priority commodities
  • Identify opportunities in their commodities via changes in vendors, specs, or demand
  • Manage and qualify the portfolio of suppliers in the category (including second tier suppliers)
  • Track and monitor spend patterns and trends to identify opportunity
  • Establish long-term agreements with select strategic partners that drive improved, service, quality, or cost savings
• Manage supplier performance
  • Track vendor performance and report metrics for improvement
  • Facilitate monthly meetings to communicate strategy and provide category updates
  • Clarify specification and production concerns with vendor and act at the bridge between internal users and the vendor
• Execute strategy
  • Carryout RFP processes and provide/present costing analysis to leaders across the company
  • Work with Planning and Production teams to place jobs in accordance with supplier schedule/capabilities
  • Partner with Quality to drive continuous improvement 
  • Prepare and execute purchase orders with suppliers
• Drive change initiatives within Procurement to develop and document best practices

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years experience initiating and negotiating supplier agreements
• Strategic thinker with experience executing a Procurement process
• Proven ability to manage relationship with vendors
• Ability to perform spend analysis and interpret data into actionable steps
• Ability to manage Tier 1 suppliers & high value commodities
• Ability to communicate and present throughout all levels of the organization
• Advanced skills in Microsoft applications (experience with Oracle a plus)
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Excellent decision-making and organizational skills
• Sense of urgency and comfort working in a fast-paced environment

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others. In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business, and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards