Category Lead
1 month ago
Our client, a leading utility company is hiring a Category Lead to join their team in Valparaiso, IN
**This is a 1-year W2 contract to hire with benefits**
As a Category Lead, you will establish, lead/facilitate and support cross-functional category management teams to develop and maintain category plans and ongoing category performance and develop spend/performance and external market analyses to monitor category performance and identify performance improvement opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Developing spending and savings/performance improvement forecasts to monitor progress and ensure goals are achieved
- Collaborating with stakeholder groups to develop consensus on the appropriate category plans and priorities
- Establishing, leading/facilitating, and supporting cross-functional strategic sourcing/performance improvement teams as needed/prescribed by category plans to achieve savings and performance targets (e.g. reduce cost, improve quality, and result in a lower total cost of ownership, meeting supplier diversity goals)
- Maintaining critical supplier agreements including renewals, negotiation of terms, issue identification, tracking, and resolution
Desired Skills:
- 7+ years as a Category Lead
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or equivalent work-related experience
- Proven financial acumen and analytical abilities, preferred: MBA
- Certified Procurement Manager (CPM)
- RFP – 7+ years
- Supply Chain experience in the utility industry
Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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