Procurement Category Manager

1 day ago

Austin, Texas, United States University of Texas at Austin Full time
Procurement Category Manager

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Category Manager to join our team at the University of Texas at Austin. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for sourcing activities, relationship management, and spend analytics.

Sourcing Activities:

Collaborate with representatives from across the university to administer sourcing activities, establishing detailed requirements for complex procurements. Select the most appropriate procurement method based on departmental needs, lead-time, market conditions, and regulations. Obtain and maintain a sufficient understanding of technical subject matter. Use formal and informal solicitation methods, conduct Best and Final offers when appropriate, and issue purchase orders.

Relationship Management:

Work in a collaborative team environment, building consensus and leading multi-party negotiations. Act in a consultative role with departments, determining how Procurement and Payment Services can best support their goals by understanding their unique procurement needs and developing sourcing plans and strategies that meet those needs.

Professional Knowledge and Development:

Maintain expertise and create goals for professional development. Stay up-to-date with issues and changes in the procurement field by attending professional meetings, participating in procurement and category-related organizations, and remaining current with market trends through relationships with suppliers and market experts.

Spend Analytics:

Benchmark contract pricing to determine the best source of supply, complying with laws and regulations. Provide reports for contract cost savings, goals, and metrics. Identify new sources of supply based on spend analysis and engage new suppliers focusing on customer needs. Work with campus departments to drive spend to suppliers under contract using scorecard analysis.

Supplier Relationship Management:

Responsible for Supplier Relationship and Portfolio Management, including working collaboratively with suppliers to identify and execute continuous cost and performance improvement strategies, identifying and resolving key supplier performance issues to ensure customer satisfaction, engaging with new suppliers, conducting spend analysis, determining special factors, risk analysis, and developing strategies.

Additional Duties:

Maintain paperless file documentation online and in contract management tools, organizing and maintaining documentation pertinent to audit reviews, contract renewals, terminations, and performance, solicitation protests, and disputes, and supplier due dates. Collaborate with other UT Austin colleagues to initiate and develop process improvements.

Requirements: Demonstrated working knowledge of accepted procurement and category management practices as applicable to higher education procurement or industry. Demonstrated experience motivating and managing cross-functional teams, as well as an ability to influence others without authority. Ability to assess market/business dynamics and negotiate agreements that result in meaningful business value. Experience writing and reviewing complex business contract agreements. Ability to perform in complex environments with multiple stakeholders. Acts with a service mindset, always establishing and maintaining trust and respect.

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