Manager, Category Indirect Procurement

Job Summary

We are looking for a Global Category Manager,to support our business units and stakeholders.   .

The Global Category Manager leads the strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier relationship management for a complex portfolio of services. The purpose of the position is to create value for key stakeholders, reduce total cost of ownership, and leverage world-class negotiation and sourcing strategies, tools and processes, and mitigate risk through contract development.  The Global Category Manager will be responsible for the development of short-medium term category plans and obtain line of business buy in and support for the category plan. This position interacts with managers, directors and officers throughout the organization. The position also closely works with 3rd party contracted partners and external suppliers. Having experience in all phases of the supplier selection process (sourcing, RFx, contracting, etc.) as well as Supplier Relationship Management experience is required for success in this role.

If you are an experienced Procurement professional who is passionate about category management, thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships and adding immediate value to an organization, then becoming a leader on our Global Indirect Procurement team could be the ideal career for you

Job Responsibilities

Category Planning

• Develops and drives 1-3 year Global Category Management Strategies focused on identifying and contracting with suppliers aligned to current and future Business needs and the Category Management goals

• Collect input of internal stakeholders' needs and market knowledge. (e.g., supply market structure and dynamics, strategies of suppliers, pricing structures, opportunities, and threats)

• Keeps up to date on Category Market Intelligence and Supply market trends that may impact supply pricing or continuity to gain competitive market/sourcing advantage
• Strategy implementation and follow-up: tackle action items, deliver progress report to Associate Director, Indirect Procurement

Strategic Sourcing

• Prepare and execute category RFx package, RFx type and approach, internal stakeholders' requirements, roles for negotiation, list of suppliers, alternatives to negotiated agreement.
• Hand over RFx execution to Global Indirect Sourcing Leads and ensure on time project delivery.
• Analyses and understand total cost of ownership structures and benchmarking information to develop and improve innovative cost modelling.
• Negotiation and contract award: determine optimal negotiation/award alternative, award goods/services package to supplier(s), as approved by stakeholders.
• Prepare business case with relevant quantitative and qualitative information, articulate it effectively, and get support from Senior Leadership
• Contract implementation – Collaborate with Contract Specialist, Supplier Contracts to provide necessary contract information to facilitate timely execution.
• Develop and socialize implementation plan with relevant parties.
• Develop and seek approval for project savings value and track negotiated savings.

Business Partnering

• Build key relationships and earn a position of trusted advisor within the Business decision making and strategy development organization.
• Acts as the primary liaison between Procurement and Business Senior Leadership in their functional domain;
• Translates business strategies, challenges, and opportunities into Sourcing opportunities (business acumen, innovation, thought leader);

Collaborate with SRM team

• To manage contracts and decide on appropriate actions to be performed and metrics to be tracked
• To identify supplier innovation and continuous improvement opportunities in assigned categories
• Act as an escalation point and manage contract issues in coordination with SRM team
• To develop risk management and supply contingency plans for assigned categories

Other Duties

• Works in a safe manner collaborating as a team member to achieve all outcomes.

• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous sourcing projects in different geographies requiring frequent communication, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate Behaviours that exhibit our organizational Values: Collaboration, Courage, Perseverance, and Passion.
• Ensure personal adherence with all compliance programs including the Global Business Ethics and Compliance Program, Global Quality policies and procedures, Safety and Environment policies, and HR policies.
• All other relevant duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• University graduate degree required. Specialization in Operations Management, Business, Supply Chain or Engineering with Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) accreditation preferred
• 7+ years of relevant Global Category Management / Strategic Sourcing / Procurement lifecycle Experience, including a minimum of 5+ years experience in an Indirect Procurement function across various categories of spend at a multinational corporation

• 5+ years of in-depth Procurement best practices (Benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, Reverse Auction, Etc.,)
• Experience with contract law, goods and services life cycle management, required
• Significant supplier relationship management and presentation skills
• Practiced collaborator with demonstrated capability to partner with other business functions and internal stakeholders, comfortable within a culture of rigorous regulatory and scientific process excellence
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency with SAP, Ariba, and other enterprise Procurement systems, e-Sourcing and contract management tools required