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We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.\nAbove all else - our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.\nWHAT WE’LL NEED\nThe Associate Manager, Indirect Procurement is a key member of the Supply Chain Indirect team. This role supports sourcing and supplier management across indirect categories, including but not limited to: construction process related services, consulting and finance services; travel and events; HR and employee services; marketing and agencies professional services; corporate services; and applicable restaurant services.\nWorking with the Indirect Procurement team, the role contributes to category plans, coordinates sourcing activity, and helps deliver measurable value through cost optimization, service quality, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and process improvement. The position supports procurement activity across a portfolio representing more than $200 million in professional services spend and partners with Construction, Marketing, HR, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Legal, Commercial, and other corporate teams to align procurement activity with business priorities and Wingstop's continued growth.\nRole Responsibilities\nCategory Planning & Sourcing\nContribute to category and sourcing plans across marketing, HR, finance, corporate services, restaurant services, and other assigned indirect categories.\n\nCoordinate RFI, RFP, and RFQ activities, including requirements gathering, market research, supplier evaluation, bid analysis, and negotiation preparation.\n\nPrepare market assessments, spend analyses, and total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions.\n\nIdentify cost, service, process, and supplier-base improvement opportunities across assigned spend.\n\nSupplier & Contract Support\nSupport commercial discussions and the development of contracts, statements of work, and service-level agreements.\n\nMaintain productive supplier relationships and coordinate supplier performance reviews and QBR materials.\n\nMonitor supplier performance, risk, and compliance with contractual commitments; follow up on agreed actions.\n\nPartner with Legal and business stakeholders to review and route agreements through established approval processes.\n\nStakeholder Partnership\nPartner with Marketing, HR, Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other teams to understand business needs and timelines.\n\nTranslate business requirements into clear sourcing documentation, evaluation criteria, and procurement workplans.\n\nProvide practical procurement guidance and encourage consistent use of sourcing processes and controls.\n\nAnalytics, Performance & Governance\nUse AI tools, BI reporting, and spend data to identify opportunities, evaluate suppliers, and track business results.\n\nTrack and report savings, service, risk, and supplier performance metrics for assigned categories.\n\nFollow procurement policies, controls, and approval requirements while helping improve tools, templates, and workflows.\n\nSupport contract maintenance and scalable procurement practices as the Indirect Procurement function grows.\nWHAT YOU’LL NEED\nBachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, economics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.\n\nIdeally 2-3 years of experience in indirect procurement or strategic sourcing, preferably involving professional services.\n\nFoodservice, restaurant, or QSR experience is preferred.\n\nWorking knowledge of sourcing processes, supplier evaluation, commercial terms, contracts, statements of work, and SLAs.\n\nStrong financial and analytical skills, including market assessment, spend analysis, bid comparison, and cost modeling.\n\nProficiently use Microsoft Excel, procurement systems, BI reporting, and most importantly AI-enabled tools to organize and analyze information and automate tasks.\n\nClear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and priorities.\n\nSound judgment, attention to detail, organization, and practical problem-solving skills.\n\nA collaborative, service-minded approach and willingness to learn, take initiative, and follow through on commitments.\nWHO YOU ARE \nNo job is too small. You recognize that the real work happens in the restaurants, and everything we do should support their success. You stay humble, roll up your sleeves, and always look for ways to help. You learn from others and contribute wherever you can.\nYou care deeply about doing great work and driving results. You’re curious, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to improve. You don’t just point out problems-you bring solutions, ideas, and perspectives that move the team forward.\nYou take full responsibility for your work and see things through to completion. You aren’t afraid to fail because you know that failure is a part of learning and growth. You take action, move fast, and keep pushing forward.\nYou lead with empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence. You collaborate effectively, fostering a culture of trust and constructive feedback. You understand the importance of teamwork and ensure that your actions build others up rather than break them down.\nYou push yourself and others to be better. You embrace healthy conflict, knowing that great ideas and strong teams emerge from honest, constructive conversations. You believe that leaders create leaders and are committed to fostering a culture of growth, challenge, and continuous improvement.\nBENEFITS\nFLAVOR PERKS:\nUnlimited paid time off for exempt employees\n\nOne paid volunteer day of your choice\n\nCompetitive bonus structure for eligible roles\n\nTeam member stock purchase plan\n\nHealth savings or flexible spending account options\n\n401k - (dollar for dollar on the first 3% and then 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2% for team member contributions up to 5% of eligible compensation)\n\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits\n\nBasic life and AD&D insurance provided\n\nPet insurance\n\nEducation Assistance\n\nWellness reimbursement program\n\nPaid maternity and paternity leave\n\nFUN IS THE BEST FLAVOR:\nLunch provided every Tuesday and Thursday in office\n\nDiscount on Wingstop gift cards\n\nOnsite game room\n\nWingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7383,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Education assistance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Business Development"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-05T02:01:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":20,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.449,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":58,"expected_fill_days":57,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T09:57:06Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14949,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1757782},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1757782"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwingstop-restaurants-inc-associate-manager-indirect-procurement"}]}