Overview

Oak View Group (OVG) is redefining live entertainment through innovation, excellence, and strategic partnerships. As part of this journey, the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing & Category Management will lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide sourcing strategies, with a significant focus on Food & Beverage (F&B) as a critical driver of enterprise value, margin performance, and guest experience. This leadership role is accountable for overseeing direct (F&B) and indirect spend categories, building a best-in-class category management organization, and delivering measurable value through cost optimization, revenue enablement, supplier performance, and operational consistency across a highly decentralized venue network. The ideal candidate will bring deep F&B sourcing expertise, strong leadership, and a commercial mindset to transform procurement into a strategic value engine for OVG.

This role pays an annual salary of $200,000-$260,000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until July 31, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a global strategic sourcing strategy, with a primary focus on Food & Beverage, ensuring alignment with corporate goals, ESG priorities, and operational needs.
• Build and lead a high-performing category management organization spanning Food & Beverage (including protein, broadline distribution, beverage, and concessions) as well as indirect categories such as facilities, professional services, and technology.
• Partner with executive leadership, Culinary, Operations, and Finance teams to align sourcing strategies with menu development, margin targets, guest experience objectives, and overall enterprise value creation.
• Embed supplier diversity, sustainability, and innovation into sourcing strategies and decision-making processes.
• Develop and execute category plans that drive value, mitigate risk, and improve supplier performance across all categories.
• Lead major RFPs, contract negotiations, and supplier selection processes in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders and legal teams.
• Conduct comprehensive market and spend analyses to identify cost-saving opportunities and leverage organizational scale.
• Monitor and manage supplier performance across cost, service, quality, and compliance metrics, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with global, national, and local suppliers to ensure long-term value and partnership alignment.
• Drive supplier accountability across cost, quality, service levels, and ESG commitments while leading supplier consolidation and performance optimization efforts.
• Align procurement strategies with sponsorship and partnership initiatives to maximize total value across the organization.
• Ensure all sourcing activities comply with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain sourcing and category management policies, playbooks, and contract templates to support consistency and governance.
• Partner with Finance, Risk, and Legal teams to effectively manage contractual risk and ensure compliance.
• Leverage procurement technology platforms (e.g., Coupa) to enhance visibility, automate workflows, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Build and enhance analytics capabilities to support real-time decision-making across Food & Beverage categories.
• Track, measure, and report sourcing savings, pipeline progress, and category performance to executive leadership.
• Continuously evaluate and improve sourcing tools, scorecards, metrics, and category management processes.
• Drive standardization across the enterprise while maintaining high culinary quality and guest experience standards.
• Apply strong commercial acumen to operate effectively in high-volume, low-margin environments and deliver measurable savings.
• Enforce execution discipline to ensure enterprise-wide compliance, consistency, and operational excellence.
• Lead and manage high-volume, complex supply chains and large-scale spend portfolios, leveraging deep expertise in Food & Beverage sourcing, commodity markets, and distribution models.
• Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support the growth and maturation of the sourcing and category management program.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain leadership.
• Deep experience in Food & Beverage sourcing within hospitality, retail, or multi-site operations.
• Proven track record managing high-volume, complex supply chains and multi-million/billion-dollar spend portfolios.
• Expertise in commodity-based pricing (e.g., beef markets), distributor models, and supply chain economics.
• Advanced negotiation, contract management, and commercial structuring skills, including managing complex, high-value agreements.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with procurement platforms (e.g., Coupa).
• Familiarity with supplier diversity, ESG initiatives, and procurement-driven innovation.
• Experience working with broadline distributors (e.g., Sysco, US Foods), GPO programs, and rebate structures.
• Strong understanding of menu economics, including yield, waste, and margin drivers in Food & Beverage.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate sustainability, supplier diversity, and innovation into sourcing strategies.