Senior Category Manager Marketing Strategic Sourcing

1 week ago

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Best Buy Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Category Manager to join our Marketing Strategic Sourcing team. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for managing multiple categories of spend to optimize the total cost of ownership and increase total value and business outcome.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies to achieve optimal value out of our marketing investment
  • Manage business stakeholder relationships and align with category optimization/initiative roadmaps
  • Strategically manage supplier relationships to advance the vision of the Business and Procurement
  • Execute tactics to advance objectives established for owned categories
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for area of responsibility and associated processes and practices within Procurement
  • Lead and develop direct reports, as well as ability to get the work done through others
Requirements
  • 6 or more years of experience in strategic sourcing, advertising agency, marketing agency or related role
  • 3 or more years of leadership experience with direct or indirect reports
  • 3 or more years of experience collaborating with and influencing business stakeholders
Preferred Requirements
  • Bachelors' Degree in Marketing, Business, or Supply Chain
  • Possess natural curiosity, asking questions when necessary to understand a problem
  • Organized and able to effectively manage a number of responsibilities/projects at once, with ability to prioritize
  • Demonstrated ability to self-start
  • Excellent communications and presentation skills
  • Ability to create and execute a strategic vision
  • Effective cross-functional collaborator, with ability to influence internally and externally
About Us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

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