Senior Supplier Relations Manager
Dent Wizard International Corporation LLCAbout Dent Wizard
Dent Wizard is the nation’s undisputed leader in automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products – and our success is the result of the great people who serve our customers. We’re stable, growing and have a strong business model, with opportunities in 43 states, 2.5 million vehicles repaired every year and more than 3,000 highly skilled employees. Help us reac
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h new heights and receive the respect, rewards and recognition you deserve.
As a Senior Manager, Supplier Relations your essential job functions will include the following:
Supplier Management, Strategy, and Governance
• Execute strategies that position Dent Wizard to achieve volume and profitability goals with assigned supplier group.
• Develop and effectively manage mutually beneficial business relationships with your assigned supplier partners to uncover new business opportunities that drive growth. (Line-Level to C-Level)
• Identify, propose, and structure creative solutions for Dent Wizard and supplier partners by working in collaboration with functional teams including – Inventory Management, Sales, Operations, Legal and Finance.
• Ability to research, conceptualize, design, and manage programs, propose alternative strategies, and identify operating models that demonstrate a positive ROI.
• Negotiate, author, and manage supplier purchase contracts as well as navigate issues with supplier partners using a win/win approach.
• Interact cross-functionally to identify internal stakeholder needs and present to your supplier partners for funding. Collaborate with Finance to collect all negotiated items with suppliers.
• Perform both qualitative and quantitative analysis on programs and develop recommendations based on data and experience.
• Provide consultative advice and competitive intelligence to Dent Wizard associates up to and including senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain supplier scorecards. Monitor supplier performance against service, quality, cost, and delivery expectations.
Leadership, Mentoring, and Coaching
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and performance management for the Supply Chain Specialist
• Establish priorities for supplier reporting, analytics, field support, and supplier issue resolution
• Ensure timely completion of supplier administration, vendor maintenance, and corrective action activities
• Develop team capabilities in supplier management, procurement support, business analytics, and process improvement.
Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a business discipline is required; MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in supplier relationship management, category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, business development, or large account management.
• Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, supplier contracts, pricing structures, rebate programs, and service-level agreements that deliver measurable business value.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to analyze profit and loss impacts, supplier investments, pricing models, margins, return on investment (ROI), cost savings opportunities, and supplier-funded initiatives.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience, leading, mentoring, and developing high performing teams.
• Must be a highly motivated and inspired leader that possesses strong communication skills necessary to articulate Dent Wizard’s programs and business strategies that drive demand and position the company as the segment leader.
• Ability to create and deliver compelling and persuasive presentations.
• Success in large account selling process that emphasizes the identification of key business drivers and enables mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Capability to determine each supplier's contribution to success and develop strategies to improve their performance.
• Ideal candidate will be passionate, collaborative, flexible, demonstrate initiative and poss