Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Procurement Category Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies for complex services categories, collaborating with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs, and driving results through competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing market trends.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage a complex category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) domains.
* Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations.
* Analyze category data and metrics to drive procurement category strategies.
* Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers' priorities.
* Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management.
* Ensure knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically.
* Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost.
* Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
* Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships.
* Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the procurement lifecycle.
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* 5+ years' experience in a procurement organization / Category Management performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding.
* Demonstrated ability to develop and implement category strategies, develop pricing models, and has influence across all levels of an organization.
About Us
We are a leading provider of cloud-based services, committed to innovation and excellence. We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, with opportunities for growth and development. Our company is dedicated to equality and diversity, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.