Category Leader

Top three qualifications or attributes HM will prioritize when reviewing initial resumes:

• Experience in Category management for IT Sourcing.
• Experience in Contract creation.
• Experience with high dollar negotiations.

Top skill sets HM will be looking for in a candidate:

• Conducts and documents market research and supplier risk analysis to verify the financial health of existing and potential suppliers
• Creates and maintains category plans.
• Develops and review performance data with suppliers. Works with suppliers to drive ongoing value discovery.
• Develops and sustains mutually beneficial strategic relationships with tier 1 and 2 IT software and hardware suppliers.
• Leads cross-functional team through strategic sourcing process and development/execution of negotiation strategies for mid-complexity spend categories
• Leads the development of category strategies of medium complexity
• Maintains awareness of industry and market trends through ongoing research
• Subject matter expert for particular commodities or services

Skills:

• Develops and manages one or more sourcing spend categories and manages on a dlegated portion of Tier 1 and 2 Software and hardware contracts.
• Develops strategic category plans to optimize cost savings, service excellence, diversity spend and total cost of ownership for the categories.
• Effectively influences LOBs, including senior leadership, to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment of sourcing strategies. Works with Line of Business (LOB) to develop, source and negotiate major contracts.
• Plays a key role in Supplier Relationship Management / Scorecard process.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and (Technical) Competencies Desired:

• Ability to analyze and combine information from different sources and use logic to reach appropriate conclusions as needed to perform at the job level
• Ability to apply contract processes and procedures and relevant contracts and licensing - for example ESC, IBEW, tort, contract law - as needed to perform at the job level
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products - for example Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access - as needed to perform at the job level
• Competency in relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Competency in building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Competency in building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals

Education Minimum:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience

Education Desired:

• Masters Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• License/Certification Desired
• ISM-Institute for Supply Management CPSM-Certified Professional in Supply Management certification
• LSS-Lean Six Sigma Certification

Experience Minimum:

• Experience in supply chain, or related, 7 years

Experience Desired:

• Experience in contract management
• Experience in strategic sourcing, 8 years
• Experience in procurement, or related, 8 years
• strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Knowledge of the technical/functional aspects of the trade, occupation, or role as needed to perform at the job level
• Ability to apply project management theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to perform at the job level
• Knowledge of database and information systems - for example SCADA, EMS, OMT, OIS, SAP, ERP, COSO, Teradata, COBIT, Question Mark - as needed to perform at the job level'