Our Opportunity:
Chewy is currently recruiting for a Non-Inventory Area Manager, Procurement for our fulfillment center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. This role requires a candidate with a proven record to assess inventory, review pricing, and coordinate purchases. They will need to have the ability to keep pace with our fast growth in a very timely environment. This individual will be someone who loves navigating ambiguity, change, and enjoys getting into the details to drive improvements every single day.

What You'll Do:

• Primary on-site procurement contact that will provide procurement operations support for fulfillment center(s) through purchase of non-inventory products and base building services, vendor management, and procurement related projects
• Lead a team of 4+ non-inventory receivers across multiple shifts (days/nights)
• Responsible for leading over $30M+ yearly per FC handled through active purchasing of non-inventory goods and services
• Lead capital expenditure projects through PO creation and vendor management; project valuations from $10k to over $15M
• Complete daily inventory counts of inventory in order to analyze and forecast future need
• Become a subject matter authority in several areas of indirect spend from material specs to industry knowledge of services to accurately assess projects and needs of the business
• Partner with internal customers, such as Finance Manager or GM, to positively influence spending decisions, while developing measures for tracking savings and other improved metrics
• Work with vendors and suppliers to provide valuable cost savings to the overall business and create agreements and establish contracts as necessary
• Problem solves multiple areas with high level of speed and precision; from supplier performance and delivery to internal team delivery of products to operations
• Complete indirect inventory ordering through a P2P cloud-based system
• Have thorough knowledge of indirect inventory shipment tracking, receipt, and confirmation of PO delivery to meet metric expectations
• Maintain on site procurement files including JI’s for team
• Own flow, supply, and space management of non-inventory materials through active daily tracking against network standards
• Complete project initiatives by working cross functionally with multiple departments to drive savings and overall service level improvements
• Actively partner with AP, suppliers, and internal teams as necessary to ensure timely payment to vendors and resolve payment issues as they arrive
• Understand safety responsibilities of team to ensure safe working environment
• Complete work in a warehouse environment where team is not centrally located requiring frequent walking or time away from desk to ensure team is successfully supported
• Complete supply chain and network level projects or additional work as designated

What You'll Need

• Education in Business or related field OR 5+ years in related field
• 2+ years of procurement experience for a fulfillment center or related area
• 1+ years of leading onsite teams
• 1+ years in vendor management including negotiating, and expediting of services
• Sophisticated analytics and advanced Excel skills including knowledge of how to analyze data through formulas, pivot tables, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and multitasking skills while looking after multiple high priority items simultaneously while shifting priorities as necessary
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for effective problem solving and team management
• Confident assessing teams needs by adjusting own hours as needed to meet with both day and night teams
• Exhibit the highest levels of integrity and ethics!
• Experience with Oracle, SAP, or other related P2P systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• High adaptability to constantly evolving environment
• Strong ability to remain self-motivated and develop team without direct manager oversight
• Confident working with and providing input to several levels of management
• Understand and navigate through complexities of multiple manager requests or opinions
• Ability to foresee potential issues and advocate for a resolution while being an excellent partner!
• Supply Chain Background (e.g. logistics, inventory turn management, forecasting, operations)
• Position may require up to 25% travel