Category Management Lead

2 months ago

Valparaiso, United States Motion Recruitment Full time

Our client that is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States is looking to add a Category Management Lead to their team in Valparaiso, IN This is a long-term contract opportunity that is full-time, 40 hours/week and you may work on a hybrid schedule. The ideal candidate will have experience with large construction projects and a strong ability to handle bidding and negotiations with suppliers/vendors.


Important Details:

  • 12+ month contract opportunity (full-time, 40 hours/week Monday to Friday)
  • Hybrid schedule in Valparaiso, IN (Monday/Friday is remote, Tues-Thurs in office)
  • Please check compensation range before applying to ensure alignment
  • Candidates MUST have strong Request for Proposal (RFP) experience in relation to large construction projects.


Responsibilities:

  • Establishing, leading/facilitating and supporting cross functional category management teams to develop and maintain category plans and ongoing category performance
  • Developing deep knowledge and experience within assigned spend management responsibilities
  • Developing spend/performance and external market analyses to monitor category performance and identify performance improvement opportunities
  • Developing spend and savings/performance improvement forecasts to monitor progress and ensure goals are achieved
  • Developing plans to capture identified opportunities
  • Defining category requirements through collaborative efforts with respective stakeholder groups
  • Collaborating with stakeholder groups to develop consensus on the appropriate category plans and priorities
  • Leading performance improvement initiatives defined by the category plan including strategic sourcing and other performance improvement initiatives
  • 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)
  • Leading negotiations with suppliers as needed
  • Maintaining critical supplier agreements including renewals, negotiation of terms, issue identification, tracking and resolution


Supplier Management responsibilities include:

  • Developing and maintaining supplier criticality ratings and managing resulting critical supplier relationships
  • Managing supplier relationships including conducting Quarterly Business Reviews with critical suppliers and Executive Sponsors


Stakeholder Management responsibilities include:

  • Developing successful partnerships with key stakeholders / business partners to achieve desired results
  • Developing and managing cross-functional category management and strategic sourcing teams as needed
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to drive needed decisions to achieve desired results


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or equivalent work-related experience
  • Experience with large construction projects
  • 7 to 10 years of Request for Proposal (RFP) experience
  • Must have experience with bidding & negotiations
  • Non-IT category management experience
  • Proven track record to deliver results and achieve goals
  • Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with others
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams
  • Ability to build support and consensus
  • Proven financial acumen and analytical abilities


Preferred:

  • MBA
  • Certified Procurement Manager (CPM)
  • Three years of leadership experience
  • Experience managing large supplier agreements
  • Experience working in a Shared Services organization
  • Supply Chain experience in the utility industry
  • Knowledgeable in category management and strategic sourcing practices

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