Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a SME to develop and implement category management strategies for assigned category or categories.  Engage with business stakeholders to clarify and prioritize the value that is required from the category.
• Develop robust data gathering to include spend analysis and quality protocols to ensure transparency and to support a baseline for category management efforts.
• Develop category charter, roles/responsibilities, and conduct category meetings.
• Ensure development and application of advantageous sourcing strategies.
• Manage strategic supplier selection through RFx process development and distribution of RFP, RFQ, RFIs.
• Partner with business stakeholders to negotiate contracts meeting cost savings and risk mitigation objectives.
• Drive an awareness of supplier expectations and requirements within the organization to foster win-win relationships.
• Monitor overall category strategy development and implementation, suggest changes to the strategy in line with the changing business environment.
• Drive forward aggressive savings initiatives for direct spend while continuously managing savings pipeline based on key procurement targets.
• Document and communicate project savings and engage end users in needed process change or product conversion.
• Establish and lead quarterly business reviews with key suppliers and support the supplier review process.
• Monitor the external environment; identify trends and new operating models.
• Monitor procurement outcomes to ensure key objectives and cost savings targets are met.
• Provide problem-solving and innovative ideas to support internal customers. Identify value-generating opportunities (e.g. savings, efficiencies, or revenue growth).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:Preferred or Desired:

• MBA or Graduate Degree in related field.
• 3+ years of experience supporting the specific category defined in the job posting.
• Demonstrated experience in organizational sourcing transformation and/or change management specific to implementation of category management strategies.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain, finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of industry experience in sourcing, supply chain, procurement, or other related field.
• 3+ years of experience working within Source-to-Pay (S2P) systems, or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP.
• Direct experience developing category management strategy and successful execution.
• Demonstrated success with negotiation and contract management, including a working understanding of contractual terms and conditions and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels.
• Ability to develop and maintain solid cross-functional working relationships.
• Excellent verbal, written, and teamwork skills.
• Must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Commitment to high standards of excellence and integrity.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15%.

To qualify for this position, candidates must be able to furnish proof that they are authorized to work in the country they are applying on a permanent basis without sponsorship.