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Procurement and Logistics Manager - JR-042793

Bright Horizons

Location: Tampa, FL, 33647
Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Non-Remote
Posted on: September 16, 2021
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Job Description
Reference #: JR-042793
The Company is seeking a Manager, Procurement and Logistics.
The Procurement and Logistics Manager will be solely responsible for sourcing all equipment and supplies needed to operate a wide variety of innovative kids programs at over 50 Winter, Spring and Summer camp locations nationwide. They will work directly with Senior Leadership, various internal teams (Program, Accounting, Accounts Payable and Procurement), outside vendors and on-site Camp Managers, to ensure on-budget and on-time delivery of items that meet the camp's quality, function, sustainability and financial requirements. They will regularly engage in pressure, intensity, time-sensitive negotiations with vendors, often outside of business hours, to ensure agreements are honored and deadlines are met, which is key to the success of the camp's programs.
**This position is remote.
What you will be doing in this role • Work with VPs and Program Team to establish equipment and supply product list and budget, which consists on average of 600 SKUs valued at $4 million; accountable for sourcing all equipment and supplies on budget
• Manage and build out forecasting tools to determine precise quantity needs for all items based on anticipated number of camps, duration of operation, expected attendance and use
• Manage relationships with more than 30 existing key vendors, and identify new vendors as needed; negotiate $500k+ Purchase Orders, while ensuring competitive pricing, service and delivery terms
• Work with vendors to ensure on-time delivery and with service providers to kit, prepare, configure and assemble items so they are ready to use out-of-the-box
• Coordinate shipping to a network of third party logistics facilities nationwide with logistical constraints and precise receiving windows
• Coordinate vendor setup and payment for all purchases in collaboration with Accounts Payable Department
• Strategic coordination with the Accounting Team to forecast spend, ensure allocation of expenses and to review monthly reports
• Provide planning, budget tools, trainings and other resources to 40+ Camp Managers so they know how equipment is to be used and allocated across programs at their locations; work directly with Camp Managers on repairs and re-stock to ensure smooth, uninterrupted operations of programs
• Manage the full life cycle of equipment and supplies that will either be inventoried, reconditioned, stored and reused at future camps or disposed of or sold. For items that will be sold, they will implement and manage annual B2C and B2B used equipment sale generating 6-figure sales
• Adapt and develop new vendor and product lists, budgets and logistical systems to enable rapid growth of camps, as well as support new programs and revenue streams in the near future
What we hope you will bring to this role
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 3 years of experience in budget management required
• 3 years of experience in managing schedules and/or logistical systems required
• 3 years of experience in procurement and/or vendor negotiations required
• Advanced Excel and quantitative reasoning
• Ability to manage and track budgets
• Verbal and written communication
• Comfortable and effective in pressure negotiations
• Ability to expertly manage multiple, concurrent projects with time sensitive deadlines
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders to achieve consensus and common goal achievement
• Attention to detail
This role has the following employment benefits
• Health Care
• Retirement
• Sick Leave
• Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
The compensation for this role is $73,500 - $93,500.
The Company is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without discrimination. The Company complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO - English and EEO - Spanish along with information on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) .
Compensation and Hours
Salary Range: Not Available DOE (Depends on Experience) Not Available Other Benefits: Not Available Full or Part Time: Full Time (30 Hours or More) Job Duration: Over 150 Days Type of Job: Regular
Shift: Not Applicable
Hours per Week:
Hours Not Specified
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