Category Management Manager

3 weeks ago


Atlanta, Georgia, United States Diversified Full time
Job Title: Category Management Manager

About the Role:

Diversified is seeking a skilled Category Management Manager to join our Procurement organization. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing category management strategies that drive business value and minimize risks.

Responsibilities:

• Provide sourcing category expertise within the category management team

• Partner with the business to build influence, evaluate and challenge the status quo; educate and enforce compliance to procurement policies and ensure adoption; build strong trusting relationships with business partners and suppliers

• Implement strategies to best manage the supplier base for the category management team, reviewing suppliers against contracted obligations/service levels, pricing, risk requirements and business expectations; develop and execute negotiation strategies to maximize total value and minimize risks; strong understanding of contract terms and techniques for driving value and managing risks

• Perform complex data analysis and build financial models i.e., ROI, NPV, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, cost benefit models; execute strategic sourcing projects using common sourcing practices to deliver exceptional total value in partnership with key stakeholders across the company

• Work with suppliers and key stakeholders to manage supplier performance and develop new capabilities; give suppliers feedback on performance, continuous improvement, and innovation; detect performance issues and determine root cause and work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive to an efficient resolution; develop service level agreements(SLA's) and key performance indicators(KPI's)

• Support and conduct successful contract negotiations; work with legal and other areas to ensure proper representation and enforcement of critical terms and conditions

Requirements:

• Minimum five years of related work experience in sourcing, supplier management, and project management

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; master's degree from an accredited college/university is preferred

• Experience demonstrating success in positions of increasing complexity; combination of management consulting & line role experience desired

• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and influencing skills to effectively navigate a complex management and organization structure with a high degree of ambiguity; ability to work effectively with suppliers, project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management

• Solid organizational, time management and project management skills; able to execute on multiple projects simultaneously

• Proven analytical, financial, problem solving, organization and project management skills to include stakeholder and meeting facilitation skills; executive presence, presentation, and engagement experience

About Diversified:

Diversified is a global organization serving local needs with associates worldwide. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age, disability or genetic information, or any other applicable characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. We celebrate diversity and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply for available positions.

Compensation:

Our compensation ranges reflect the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The pay details below range from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills and experience depending on the position offered, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Job Details:

• Job Family: Supply Chain

• Job Function: Procurement

• Pay Type: Salary

• Min Hiring Rate: $92,800.00

• Max Hiring Rate: $141,800.00

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