Procurement Category Management Specialist

1 day ago


Columbus, Ohio, United States Nationwide Private Client Full time
Job Title: Procurement Category Management Specialist

At Nationwide Private Client, we're seeking a skilled Procurement Category Management Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our procurement team, you'll be responsible for managing complex categories, leading category/supplier segmentation and strategy development efforts, and driving the category strategy through the procurement team to ensure contracts execute in alignment to the strategy.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement category strategies that maximize customer value leveraging a continuous improvement structure.
  • Implement and promote transformation programs with a strong communication plan to achieve a structured and resilient supply chain.
  • Develop and implement cost-based reduction strategies capable of delivering annual target savings.
  • Execute annual cost savings, cash improvement, and action plans to deliver corporate and business objectives for year-over-year improvement.
  • Monitor the use of appropriate KPIs to measure and improve the effectiveness of the key elements of the category strategies.
  • Support supplier partnerships through activities such as identifying alternative suppliers, risk mitigation, performance management, and category innovation.
  • Benchmark historical performance and forecast future price movements, communicating necessary adjustments to plan.
  • Identify and execute procurement strategies such as payment term improvements, consolidation of the supply base, buy channel optimization, etc.
  • Create and present executive summaries to executives and business leaders highlighting trends, issues, and opportunities.
Requirements:
  • Undergraduate degree in supply chain, procurement, business, finance, accounting, management information systems, economics, or related fields preferred.
  • Procurement, purchasing, or project management designations, as applicable.
  • Typically, eight or more years of experience in all aspects of supply chain management, including relationship management.
What We Offer:
  • A competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • A dynamic and collaborative work environment.


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