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Topco Associates is currently seeking a Director, Deli-Bakery-Foodservice for the Deli-Bakery-Foodservice 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 Director of Deli-Bakery-Foodservice is responsible for the purchasing, negotiating, contracting, and category management of $.4 Billion in purchases. The Director leverages Topco Member, regional retailers and wholesalers across the US, volume to deliver sustainable competitive advantage. They effectively lead and motivate their team to ensure business objectives are being met or exceeded while being accountable for financial goals and cost savings. The Director establishes and maintains professional relationships with commodity industry experts and suppliers to identify opportunities for enhanced procurement strategies and partnerships. They maintain understanding of commodity markets and work with the Senior Director of Commodities to ensure execution of commodity risk management and procurement strategies of the department.

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 Sourcing Analyst in support of Sourcing Event initiatives/teams. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in one of our Topco office locations 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 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 an Associate Program Manager to join our Member Development 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 Associate Program Manager will manage specific Topco member relationships across Indirect Spend and coordinate sourcing initiatives with representatives from our member-owner organizations.  They will work with external member and account associates to understand member and account priorities and collaborate with internal Indirect Spend Category Leads to facilitate member and account priorities as well as coordinate sourcing project pipelines on a regular basis.  This role will be responsible for the member and account specific participation and sales process, driving award decisions, and reporting of member and account key performance indicators (KPIs).

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Data Governance Manager for the Enterprise Data Governance 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 Data Governance Manager role will lead and promote Data Governance program in Topco. Will act as a champion for organization’s data assets. This role must be passionate about executing collaborative, agile and modern data governance program at an enterprise level. This role will provide direction to the governance team help build and implement policies, procedures, and standards for the three critical domains (Material, Customer and Supplier). This role will build from the ground up the data rules and governance required for our data and will work with the transaction processing team to resolve issues in daily orders through improved data structures. This role is responsible for providing 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 Manager will identify technical tools and best practices to enable governance, measure enterprise data quality and develop action plans to ensure the accuracy, completeness and compliance of our enterprise data with the necessary standards.  

Are you looking for a role that allows you to work in a hybrid environment? That positions you for career growth and personal development? That gives you an opportunity to learn the retail industry and business software including Salesforce and SAP? Then look no further.    Here at Topco Associates we are looking for an Operations Specialist to manage orders, analyze and problem-solve supply chain-related requests, and provide exceptional support to our Members, regional grocery retailers and wholesalers across the US.  In this entry-level role, you will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the retail, wholesale, consumer packaged goods, private-label, and store brands industries.  This role positions you for a future career in Category Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain, Master Data, Treasury and so much more. This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Elk Grove Village office and virtually.     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.   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 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.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Senior Category Specialist for the HBC/GM 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.   On a daily basis, this position is responsible for supporting assigned categories and working with members to achieve category sales targets and increase private label penetration.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Category Analyst for the Indirect Spend Marketing 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 Category Analyst will act in a consultative role to support value and growth specifically for marketing solutions. These include traditional marketing programs such as weekly signs and labels, in-store music, mystery shopping, and other emerging technologies such as electronic shelf tags and personalization software solutions. The Category Analyst will support the strategic sourcing process and implementation of marketing programs for the Topco membership. They will support business case development and implementation of new and innovative marketing strategic solutions. They are also responsible for supporting and driving member engagement as it pertains to these programs.   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 <$20MM with a medium level of complexity.

Topco is currently seeking a Demand Planning & Replenishment Manager - Perishable Supply Chain for the Supply Chain 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 Demand Planning & Replenishment Manager - Perishable Supply Chain oversees a team of cross functional individuals responsible for development of the forecast, replenishment and inventory plans that support Topco’s perishable business needs. This team leverages sophisticated Planning and ERP systems working collaboratively with various functions and levels within the organization. Core functions are related to the tasks, transactions and output analysis required to support the Topco membership business model. It is incumbent on the Manager to have a working proficiency with sophisticated Supply Chains, Planning and ERP systems, as well as logical data flows that supports these operations. Manager is required to provide resource level oversight, direction and assistance to the team and other functional areas of the organization related to the Planning activities. Ability to review statistical models output and configuration, understand upstream requirements, impact on downstream processes, provide gap analysis and solutions are a core competency for this role. This role interfaces with Members, Category Management, Member Services, Information Technology, Logistics and Continuous Improvement teams in the creation and execution of plans that support Member and product activity meeting or exceeding company KPIs and financial goals.

Topco Associates is currently seeking a Business Analyst for the Fuel team in Quincy, MA.  This position will be a hybrid role, with the successful candidate conducting work in our Quincy, MA OR Elk Grove Village, IL 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 Analyst 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 inventory and outside services.