What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager Sr position at LCRA?
Here's The Role
Are you a motivated supply chain professional with a passion for problem solving? At LCRA, we are looking for a Senior Category Manager to join our Transmission Supply Chain Team! In this role, you’ll lead strategic sourcing initiatives, analyze markets, and develop category strategies that drive real business impact. If you have experience sourcing goods and services in an electric utility environment, you will thrive here.
How You’ll Contribute
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Are you a motivated supply chain professional with a passion for problem solving? At LCRA, we are looking for a Senior Category Manager to join our Transmission Supply Chain Team! In this role, you’ll lead strategic sourcing initiatives, analyze markets, and develop category strategies that drive real business impact. If you have experience sourcing goods and services in an electric utility environment, you will thrive here.
How You’ll Contribute
- Build positive relationships with stakeholders and ensure category strategy alignment with overall business objectives.
- Lead sourcing events for complex, high risk, high spend categories.
- Negotiate contracts that bring to bear supplier relationships and capacities to achieve a competitive purchasing advantage for LCRA.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in strategic sourcing and mentor colleagues with less experience.
- Nine or more years of experience in procurement, vendor management or project management or other relevant experience.
- A degree(s) in business, supply management, finance, economics or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
- You pursue quality in every aspect of your work.
- You demonstrate LCRA's values: safety, service, initiative, respect, and integrity daily.
Benefits that don't just check boxes, they make life better. From healthcare to wellness to time off, we've got you covered, so you can focus on what matters. Discover More
Equal Opportunity Employer
- LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
- LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.