Senior Procurement Category Specialist

About This Role

The Senior Procurement Category Specialist will develop and implement procurement strategies to achieve cost, quality, and schedule objectives. This role focuses on optimizing costs and improving efficiencies across the procurement process from estimate to contract close-out to drive company-wide savings.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of category strategy to achieve financial value-add and improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Assess work streams and activities for consolidation opportunities and best practices.
• Monitor the global supply market for pricing, commodity trends, supplier capacity, and new product developments.
• Pursue defined Category Management (CM) strategy to ensure competitive advantage.
• Develop and implement metrics to monitor area of responsibility, identify gaps, and implement action plans.
• Proactively challenge current procurement, estimating, and cost tracking practices to drive improved results.
• Develop and implement innovative solutions to resolve complex issues, while executing advanced organizational readiness change management strategies.
• Build wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organization.
• Ensure that strategies for assigned categories evolve to adequately address changing market conditions.
• Assist in negotiating Master Agreements with key suppliers.
• Perform cost analysis and set appropriate benchmarks/KPI's for suppliers and commodities.

Requirements

• 5-7 years’ experience in a procurement, contract management, project management or related role
• Expertise in procurement, estimating, business, and leadership
• Demonstrated experience developing procurement category strategies
• Demonstrated experience negotiating contracts with vendors
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated experience creating project management plans that specify charter, scope, cost estimates, schedule, milestones and target dates, and risk management plans
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Management, Operations or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 5-7 years’ experience in a procurement, contract management, project management or related role

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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