Based in Austin, Texas, United States, the Program Manager for 3P seafood distribution at Whole Foods Market leads the 3P seafood distributor network, owning contracts, relationships, and the strategic path forward to meet quality, availability, and cost-to-serve goals at scale. The role is the single owner for 3P distributor contract management and performance, balancing operational rigor (contract terms, service levels, compliance, cold-chain requirements) with long-range strategy to optimize the 3P model for quality differentiation and supply security. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role at the intersection of Procurement, Inventory Planning, Store Operations, Finance, and Supplier Partnerships. The ideal candidate has deep distributor contract experience, strong financial modeling skills, and credibility to lead the 3P strategy in a perishable environment where margin, quality, and supply continuity are non-negotiable.

Key responsibilities:

- 3P Distributor Contract Management & Negotiations: manage the full lifecycle of distributor contracts—from scoping and RFP/RFQ through negotiation, execution, renewal, amendment, and termination. Include fee structures, service-level agreements, delivery schedules, quality standards, cold-chain requirements, and cost-to-serve terms. - Lead negotiations on rate changes and contract amendments, building and defending Whole Foods Market's position with cost offsets, volume commitments, and business-case modeling. When distributors issue unilateral rate changes, own the response framework and resolution. - Develop and ma

Based in Austin, Texas, United States, the Program Manager for 3P seafood distribution at Whole Foods Market leads the 3P seafood distributor network, owning contracts, relationships, and the strategic path forward to meet quality, availability, and cost-to-serve goals at scale. The role is the single owner for 3P distributor contract management and performance, balancing operational rigor (contract terms, service levels, compliance, cold-chain requirements) with long-range strategy to optimize the 3P model for quality differentiation and supply security. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role at the intersection of Procurement, Inventory Planning, Store Operations, Finance, and Supplier Partnerships. The ideal candidate has deep distributor contract experience, strong financial modeling skills, and credibility to lead the 3P strategy in a perishable environment where margin, quality, and supply continuity are non-negotiable.

Key responsibilities:

- 3P Distributor Contract Management & Negotiations: manage the full lifecycle of distributor contracts—from scoping and RFP/RFQ through negotiation, execution, renewal, amendment, and termination. Include fee structures, service-level agreements, delivery schedules, quality standards, cold-chain requirements, and cost-to-serve terms. - Lead negotiations on rate changes and contract amendments, building and defending Whole Foods Market's position with cost offsets, volume commitments, and business-case modeling. When distributors issue unilateral rate changes, own the response framework and resolution. - Develop and ma