Supply Chain Category Manager

3 days ago

Charleston, West Virginia, United States FirstEnergy Full time
About the Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join the FirstEnergy team as a Supply Chain Category Specialist. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive complex sourcing initiatives and ensure delivery of category strategies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the strategic category manager in achieving significant cost reductions in assigned categories
  • Develop and implement contracting optimization strategies to drive total cost of ownership and service level improvements
  • Work closely with stakeholders to develop optimization strategies and execution plans
  • Utilize technology, analytics, and tools to collect and analyze supplier spend data to drive savings
  • Analyze supplier performance data and provide input to category sourcing strategy
  • Develop strategic plans for contracting and improving managed categories
  • Ensure execution of strategies within user areas
  • Lead supplier selection and management
  • Measure and track performance of overlooked suppliers
  • Develop knowledge and best practices in assigned categories
  • Ensure user satisfaction of the strategic sourcing process
  • Keep strategic manager informed about acquisition progress
  • Plan and lead bidding processes in assigned categories
  • Coordinate with users' technical assessment of received proposals
  • Negotiate contract conditions that are more favorable for FirstEnergy
  • Track market dynamics of categories
  • Define cost benchmarks for categories under management
  • Serve as subject matter expert on supply chain category strategies, programs, and/or processes
  • Lead and take full ownership of assigned supply chain category
  • Provide technical training and education to peers and other departments
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, business administration, engineering, or related discipline and minimum 4 years' related work experience
  • OR High School or equivalent and minimum 7 years' related work experience
  • Successful track record in a procurement organization
  • Demonstrable pattern of success in leadership of procurement-based projects and programs
  • Able to lead others on projects and in solving highly complex problems and situations
  • Subject matter expert on procurement topics relevant to the responsibilities of this position
  • Category strategies under management
  • Strategic initiatives for category optimization
  • Performance indicators defined and clear for teams, designed with the performance management analyst
  • Implementation plans revised and approved by buyers
  • Successful implementation of category improvements
  • Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures
Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy, which includes competitive pay, incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, a (k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

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