Procurement Category Manager

4 days ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Motorola Solutions Full time

Job Description:

This role provides essential procurement and supplier expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing and category management with strong commercial and contractual experience with a high focus on Software.

This role will deliver high quality, innovative and proven cost-effective methodologies to support company and department objectives. This role will interface and foster a collaborative environment with cross functional teams. This role requires exceptional verbal and written communication, strong organizational and time management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and execute long term agreements through formal RFx methodologies.
  • Analyze spend data and industry dynamics to identify, prioritize, and launch sourcing initiatives.
  • Identify value/ savings opportunities, processes, and best practices.
  • Establish positive relationships across the business units to ensure active and early participation in supplier related matters.
  • Lead negotiations in both financial and business matters, including commercial terms and risk mitigation for strategic contracts
  • Collaborates with business stakeholders to understand requirements, budgets and current gaps and challenges to develop best strategic sourcing strategies.
  • Support strategic sourcing best practices including driving supplier segmentation, scorecards, and facilitating strategic business reviews in collaboration with business partners.
  • Lead supplier contract renewals and leverage competitive pricing, quality and customer service.
  • Develop strategic relationships with existing or new key suppliers and ensure appropriate engagement levels exist to drive partnership objectives.
  • Identify process improvements to increase efficiencies and maximize spend opportunity.
  • Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on business initiatives and procurement strategies.
  • Developing relationships with senior leadership.
  • Providing subject matter expertise on complex purchasing, legal & contractual issues.
  • Performing supplier relationship management and reviews.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Experience is helpful in the areas such as IT, Professional Services (such as solution architecture, network design, integration and deployment), Software, SaaS applications and/or emerging technologies.

Strong experience managing complex strategic sourcing projects and RFx process

Contract negotiations without much legal guidance.

Proven track record of identifying cost reduction opportunities and driving significant, tangible financial benefit to the business

Ability to support large/complex supplier deals potentially including Software, and Services integrated solutions with customer flow down requirements

Ability to interact with and present up to Director/VP Levels.

Core analytic skills to independently dive into an unclear area and make sense of it. Financial modeling experience is an asset.

Any of the following certifications is a plus: Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) from the Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISM), Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and 2 plus years of experience in Logistics, Procurement, Category Management, or Supply Chain Management required.

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits:

Incentive Bonus Plans Medical, Dental, Vision benefits 401K with Company Match 10 Paid Holidays Generous Paid Time Off Packages Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Parental & Family Leave and more

EEO Statement:

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world.

If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

We're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions.

To request an accommodation, please email

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to no discrimination because of race, color, creed, marital status, age, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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