Category Manager

2 months ago

Houston, United States Brunel Full time

The Category Manager sources goods and services, negotiate contracts and enhances relationships with suppliers for specified categories in line with specified guidelines and business requirements to confirm surety of supply and minimum supply risk for the business whilst maximizing value generation. Primarily focused on delivering tenders and services for the offshore megaproject. The specialist will act as interface with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to develop and execute sourcing plans and category strategies.


Industry: Oil & Gas

Office Location: Houston Galleria

Worksite: Hybrid (3 days in-office / 2 days from home)

Work type: W2 Contract

Work Schedule: 9/80

Contract Duration: 12-month contract with extension based on approval of performance, skillset, work ethic, etc.

Benefits: Medical / Dental / Vision / 401(K) with match


KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Procurement

  • Applies Procurement processes in alignment with corporate guidelines to design intent, local operating procedures, and audits.
  • Develops effective relationships with internal business leaders to understand business requirements, to forecast demand, and to verify established contracts are effective.
  • Develops collaborative relationships with suppliers to ensure optimum delivery quality and sustained performance in line with business objectives.
  • Supports Procurement Leadership teams to provide insight into the current activities and initiatives.
  • Executes against the control framework for master data management; maintain quality and accuracy of information.
  • Identifies and implements Procurement improvement initiatives
  • Work collaboratively across Supply (Region, Global and across sub-functions) and operational stakeholders to develop and execute category strategies
  • Deliver sustainable unit cost reduction through developing and executing category strategies
  • Ensure category strategy alignment to strategies for categories monitored at a global level
  • Drive collaboration across the region to identify and execute opportunities to reduce external spend through demand, price and productivity (technology) levers

Sourcing Strategy and Planning

  • Develops and executes sourcing activities contributing to the Supply Sourcing Plan.
  • Collects requirements and analyses key data inputs from multiple sources (internal and external) to build robust category and sourcing strategies with a near, mid and long term outlook.
  • Develops category strategies that minimize supply risk to the business, optimise cost and contribute to process automation.
  • Validates category strategies and contract coverage to support the Business Strategies and budget.
  • Plans and executes portfolio of sourcing projects enabling category strategies and manage on-time delivery minimizing disruption to the business operations.
  • Executes activities that contribute to the Local Procurement Plan.
  • Develops sourcing and negotiation strategies using market intelligence and best practice tools such as should cost modelling, eAuctions, TCO analysis
  • Negotiates with suppliers & executing tenders of strategic sub categories to reduce total cost to the business
  • Ensures integration of the category strategy across Supply (Purchasing, inventory and warehousing) to ensure lowest inbound supply chain cost

Tender and Contract Management

  • Develops, publishes and manages tenders and their commercial evaluation in line with sourcing projects.
  • Coordinates the technical and any other non-commercial evaluation of tenders prior to negotiation.
  • Conducts and leads negotiations with suppliers post tender evaluation.
  • Creates, manages and monitors contracts.
  • Performs contract variations in line with business requirements.
  • Develops cost optimization strategies that deliver cost savings.

Supplier Management

  • Manages assigned portfolio of suppliers supporting the business ensuring optimal usage.
  • Performs supplier selection, qualification & on-boarding in line with local requirements and regulation.
  • Executes supplier performance reviews to track performance with contract and business requirements.
  • Designs and implements supplier development and recognition programs to maintain effective value based relationships.
  • Collaborates with Inventory Analysis and Optimization to maintain accurate lead times with Suppliers.
  • Resolves supplier performance issues and escalations.


QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCIES

  • Spanish-bilingual highly preferred
  • 5 to 10 years of relevant industry experience with a focus on Supply Chain Management or Oil and Gas Operations experience such as MRO, Maintenance & Operations, Marine, Vessels, Subsea IMR, and Logistics.
  • End to end experience for material management
  • Competency (commercial, technical) in specified category
  • Contract negotiation experience
  • Ability to analyze complex business processes, risk factors and control systems
  • Risk management skills
  • Experience with ERP systems

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