• Responsible for the internal processing of purchase requests, ensuring compliance with company policies. • Maintaining accurate records of expenditures. • Communicate with internal departments to consult and advise on purchases. • Verify accuracy and completeness of purchase requests. • Ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures. • Provide feedback and guidance to families regarding purchase requests. • Address discrepancies related to purchasing requests and expenditures. • Research student learning plans to ensure purchases are aligned with objectives.

• Lead category management for key accounts delivering actionable recommendations across assortment, space planning, and promotional activities • Build scorecards and benchmarking to track performance and inform joint business planning • Synthesize multiple data sources (POS, syndicated, shipment, retailer inputs) into clear, defensible insights • Develop category stories that move beyond reporting to influence retailer decisions • Evaluate promotional effectiveness and pricing strategies to improve category and portfolio outcomes • Lead development and deployment of AMPS/4P framework across species portfolios • Create repeatable toolkits (segmentation, assortment frameworks, space logic) that scale across accounts • Expand team knowledge and skillset of category management • Partner across sales, customer marketing, portfolio/species teams to align recommendations and business priorities • Ensure current strategies reflect retailer goals, shopper behavior, and portfolio strategy • Act as liaison for retail-embedded field analysts; set priorities and standardize outputs • Build and manage a consistent cadence of scorecards, insights reviews, and category updates • Improve data integration and reporting efficiency over time

• Take ownership of contract negotiations and deal activity. • Support contract deal activity including handling deals independently and with a team. • Collaborate with multiple stakeholder teams including Procurement Leadership, Finance, Accounts Payable, Internal Audit, Business Applications, Marketing, Human Resources, Physical Security and Safety, and Legal teams. • Assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in system migrations and implementations, plus ad-hoc projects.

• Lead and coach a team of 5 Startup Contract Managers (4 in America and 1 in EMEA). • Up-level team performance through thoughtful coaching, operational discipline, and skill development across negotiation strategy, forecasting, customer communication, and stakeholder management. • Build scalable renewal processes, systems, and operational workflows that improve efficiency while preserving a high-touch customer experience. • Drive consistency in renewal execution, forecasting accuracy, CRM hygiene, and pricing governance across the team. • Support the team in navigating complex negotiations involving procurement, legal, and executive stakeholders.