Category Manager: Logistics and Supply Chain Optimization

24 hours ago


Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States AngloGold Ashanti Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Category Manager to join our team at AngloGold Ashanti. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the end-to-end strategic spend categories that are vital to the company's financial and operational success.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement the Global Category Management Strategy for defined areas of spend.
  • Support the Category Director on supplier relationship management and sourcing plans for defined categories.
  • Ensure proper documentation is in place to maintain SOX compliance for contracts and procedures managed for specific categories of strategic spend managed by Global Supply Chain.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to assess or improve the quality of the procurement and purchasing process.
  • Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess supplier capability and performance.
  • Drive up-to-date market analysis and benchmarking.
  • Support Business Improvement and BUs by providing functional expertise for defined categories of spend.
  • Collect, investigate, and analyze information as requested by the Category Director using data from internal and external sources.
  • Advising the Category Director on supply chain-related risks and opportunities and communicating these to peers in business units and operations.
  • Assist the Category Director in developing category market and supplier updates to be shared with business leadership quarterly.
  • Collaborate across the group and share internal and external best practices across all supply chain functions.
  • Drive and develop the negotiation strategy for high-value contracts for Drilling Services, aligned to market values and cost estimation principles, to unlock value and efficiencies for the category.
  • Assist in the execution of the overall category strategy, including supplier opportunity assessments, financial analysis, negotiations, and long-term contract establishment.
  • Build the internal should-cost model mapped to each site's drilling requirements and market dynamics.
  • Structure Drilling contracts to unlock performance efficiencies, mitigate risk, and optimize cost per meter.
  • Analyze and develop business cases to enable decision-making.
  • Draft tendering documents and contracts.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Develop and manage Supplier Relationship Management, setting joint objectives and KPIs with suppliers to enable proper contract management routines.
  • Utilize market intelligence and strategic sourcing principles to drive benefits realization for AGA.
  • Promote efficient, effective, and consistent category review and analysis.
  • Identify and analyze opportunities within the drilling services category.
  • Manage the tactical delivery of major contracts and tenders for Drilling Services.
  • Manage contracts through SAP to ensure compliance and efficient contract management.
  • Implement and manage the category portfolio budget, ensuring alignment with expenditures and contributing to budget planning cycles for the categories under management.
Requirements
  • Minimum BA in Business or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years business experience covering relevant category or experience in commercial analytical role.
  • Expertise in strategic sourcing and global category management.
  • Anticipates and addresses significant problems before they arise.
  • Communicates clearly and engages with the Category Director and Supply Chain BU peers on strategy, analytics, and execution.
  • Integrates and manages multiple concepts and activities to align with the strategy set by the Category Director.
  • Understands contractual agreements with exposure to relationship management.
  • Identifies new solutions to current or anticipated problems through cross-functional interaction.
  • Models alternative and creative solutions to influence colleagues and improve performance.
  • Inspires and motivates others, promoting collaboration and excellence.
  • Builds and maintains effective collateral and cross-functional working relationships.
  • Solves complex problems and analyzes issues to drive optimal solutions and expected results.
  • Utilizes advanced analytics to solve complex situations.
  • Builds complex scenario models to validate category solution strategies.
  • Develops templates and solutions to improve the category and ensure excellence.
  • Self-starter who can independently manage the category.
  • Develops and maintains relationships with BU stakeholders and suppliers.
Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package to include company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays. Other ancillary benefits include employer-paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, wellbeing reimbursement program, tuition reimbursement, and a host of other benefits.

AGANA recognizes the need for work-life balance and offers a flexible/hybrid work schedule to employees. Eligible employees will participate in the annual short-term and long-term incentive plans. All benefits are subject to the applicable eligibility and program/plan terms and conditions and may be modified or terminated at AGANA's sole discretion.

AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.



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