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Topco Associates is currently seeking a Sourcing Manager for the Center Store Grocery Team in Elk Grove Village, IL. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Elk Grove Village office and virtually.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers, and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results, and the value Topco provides to its membership.   The Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading both the short term (day to day) and long term (2-3 year) strategic sourcing strategy and execution for their categories. They are responsible for ensuring that their categories are delivered to the member at a total lowest cost of ownership, achieve maximum member participation, and enhance the competitive position and profitability of Topco member companies.  The Sourcing Manager is responsible for achieving department goals (productivity) and working with their program counterpart to drive value added category results and innovation.  This position may also lead a team of 1 – 2 associates.  The Sourcing Manager is also responsible for leading best practice sharing among their peers, driving continuous improvement of the Procurement processes and leading cross functional initiatives.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Manager to join our Commodities Team in Elk Grove Village, IL. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Elk Grove Village office and virtually.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results and the value Topco provides to its membership.   Topco Associates, LLC is a privately held company providing procurement solutions for its leading food industry member-owners and customers, including grocery retailers, wholesalers and food service companies. This position will be responsible for developing/implementing commodity risk strategies for wheat, vegetable oils, and flour. Identify and protect against commodity fluctuation where applicable. Lead efforts with team and various Topco departments and the membership to develop optimal procurement strategies that maximize risk avoidance. Responsible for developing/delivering presentations to Topco leadership, Topco member conferences and at member meetings. Establish/maintain strategic partnerships.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Business Analyst in support of Sourcing Event initiatives/teams. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Elk Grove Village office and virtual.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers, and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results, and the value Topco provides to its membership.   The Business Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Sourcing Team at Topco in delivering accurate, robust, and complete analysis of assigned sourcing events. The Business Analyst will be tasked with managing the timeline of assigned sourcing events keeping the Sourcing Team informed of progress and on target to meet the committed completion date of all sourcing events.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Senior Category Analyst for the Indirect Spend Equipment Team in Quincy, MA. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Quincy office and virtually.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results and the value Topco provides to its membership.   The Senior Category Analyst is responsible for leading both the short term (day to day) and long term strategic sourcing strategy and execution for their categories.  They are responsible for ensuring that their categories are purchased at a total lowest cost of ownership, achieve maximum member participation, and enhance the competitive position and profitability of Topco member companies.  The Senior Category Analyst is responsible for  achieving department goals, building and maintaining strong relationships with both members and vendors, working with Program Management to drive value add category results, implementing best practices and deliver overall excellent customer service to our members. A Senior Category Analysts approximate threshold of category spend responsibility is <$100MM with a medium level of complexity.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Data Governance Lead for the Master Data Team in Elk Grove Village, IL. This position will be a hybrid role with the successful candidate conducting work in our Elk Grove Village office and virtually.     The Data Governance Lead role will be responsible for advancement of data governance and management best practices. This role will manage day to day needs of the business data governance and data quality program.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results and the value Topco provides to its membership. This role must be passionate about executing collaborative, agile and modern data governance program at an enterprise level. This role will help build and implement policies, procedures, and standards for the three critical domains (Material, Customer and Supplier). They will be responsible for identifying data quality opportunities and drives compliance with data governance and quality initiatives. This lead will ensure data governance opportunities are identified and addressed throughout the project management lifecycle. They will proactively create and support a culture where data development is treated as a core competency across process, data, and technology disciplines. They will align discipline best practices to continuously improve and protect the data asset. This role is responsible for providing data domain expertise executing on all facets of the data governance discipline and lifecycle to implement strategic initiatives and provide hands-on support, partnering with data management, business stakeholder, and IT teams.The Data Governance Lead will use technical tools and best practices to analyze and measure enterprise data quality and develop action plans to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of our enterprise data with the necessary standards.  In addition, this role will assist in driving data governance policies and support compliance with external data standards such as GS1.  

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Category Analyst to join our Produce Team in Visalia, CA.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results and the value Topco provides to its membership.   The Category Analyst is responsible for leading both the short term (day to day) and long term strategic sourcing strategy and execution for their categories.  They are responsible for ensuring that their categories are purchased at a total lowest cost of ownership, achieve maximum member participation, and enhance the competitive position and profitability of Topco member companies.  The Category Analyst is responsible for  achieving department goals, building and maintaining strong relationships with both members and vendors, working with Program Management to drive value add category results, implementing best practices and deliver overall excellent customer service to our members. A Category Analysts approximate threshold of category spend responsibility is <$100MM with a medium level of complexity in terms of #SKU's, #Suppliers, Domestic vs. Global Sourcing/Domestic, commodity, etc.  

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Produce Inspector for the Produce team in Visalia, CA.    Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers, and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results, and the value Topco provides to its membership.   The Produce Inspector conducts comprehensive inspection of produce/floral products and ranks product based on Topco inspection ranking criteria, works closely with Topco Produce Floral staff to enhance procurement of highest quality produce at the most economical cost, is able to determine value and formulate on the spot special buys and augments regional office buyers as required.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager for the Fresh Meat Team in Elk Grove Village, IL. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Elk Grove Village office and virtually.   Topco's mission is to provide solutions for our member owners, regional retailers, and wholesalers, and help them achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. We aspire to develop high-performing teams to resemble the diversity of our members' shopper communities to drive greater innovation and creativity that ultimately enhances our business results, and the value Topco provides to its membership.   The Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading both the short term (day to day) and long term (2-3 year) strategic sourcing strategy and execution for their categories. They are responsible for ensuring that their categories are delivered to the member at a total lowest cost of ownership, achieve maximum member participation, and enhance the competitive position and profitability of Topco member companies.  The Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading a team of 2 to 4 associates, achieving department goals (productivity), and working with their program counterpart to drive value added category results and innovation.  The Senior Sourcing Manager is also responsible for leading best practice sharing among their peers and driving continuous improvement of the Procurement processes.  The Senior Sourcing Manager will manage $180MM to $400MM in Procurement spend.

Are you looking for a role that allows you to work in a hybrid environment? One that positions you for career growth and personal development? That gives you an opportunity to learn the fuel industry and popular business software such as SAP? Then look no further. Here at Topco Associates, we are currently seeking an entry-level Fuel Specialist to maintain sales orders, analyze and problem-solve supply chain related requests and provide exceptional support to our members, regional grocery retailers and wholesalers across the US.  This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in either our Quincy, MA or Elk Grove Village, IL office and virtually. This role positions you for for a future career in trading, fuel scheduling, fuel supply, procurement, business analytics and other opportunities at Topco.   As the largest retail cooperative in the United States, Topco helps its member-owners operate like a virtual national grocery chain. Together, we provide access to better products, lower prices and more robust services for regional grocery retailers and wholesalers. And to achieve this, we employ some of the best and brightest professionals in the industry. As a vital part of America’s supply chain, Topco's membership collectively represents billions in annual retail sales volume with thousands of stores. As a Topco associate, your efforts help support over 10,000 local communities.   The Fuel Specialist will be responsible for all operational support including but not limited to system setups, invoice error resolution, pricing process efficiency/pricing accuracy, system inventory reconciliation, RIN (renewable identification number) inventory and outside services.