Job Description
Category Manager, Indirect Procurement
Immediate opportunity for a Category Manager to join a top-notch company experiencing rapid growth!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, develop and implement the Category Procurement Strategy
- Prepare and execute negotiations and tenders in a structured way, for new and existing suppliers and implement the terms and conditions negotiated after they are concluded
- Deliver the expected financial performance of the category, and committed targets and KPI’s
- Contribute to the annual budget, interact with the businesses to include their needs and expectations while encouraging maximum business engagement
- Encourage full utilization of all spend management System processes (Spend, Contracts, Projects) by all parties to ensure visibility and transparency of the category
- Follow and understand the category market trends in order to manage and exploit changing business conditions
- Generate value and savings by identifying new suppliers, key procurement opportunities, and consolidating existing suppliers; as well as identifying new opportunities to create more competition, improve current service provision, promote innovation and/or generate new supplier services
- Challenge supplier organizations to deliver improvements in cost, service levels, quality, availability, and value for money
This is a direct-hire position in Atlanta working Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm on a hybrid schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. Enjoy a 401k with company matching, medical/dental/vision benefits, PTO, paid volunteer time, company-paid life insurance, employee assistance programs, and employee resource groups benefits.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- 5+ years of procurement experience with various indirect categories
- Experience in a large corporate environment with multiple business units, operating in multiple locations and a decentralized management structure
- Analytical skills, good knowledge of business analysis and costing - TCO models
- Basic knowledge of legal documents, able to read and interpret contracts, and involve the legal support only when necessary
- Availability to travel as needed to various locations during business reviews
- Bachelor's degree
Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorships are not available.
Job Tags
Immediate start, Remote work, Monday to Friday,