What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Category Management Specialist position at The TJX Companies, Inc.?
Senior Category Management Specialist
What you’ll discover
- Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities
- Global Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and India
- Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment
What you’ll do
The TJX Global Sourcing and Procurement (GS&P) organization is a trusted partner to our myriad of business functions. As a Senior Category Management Specialist, you will support Global Category Managers in the execution of their regional and global sourcing events. You will lead event project execution for low complexity events using defined strategic sourcing methodologies, tools, and templates to ensure a fair, open and competitive sourcing process.
You are a trusted partner who provides value to your business partners through your sourcing expertise and industry knowledge. Through your work with other groups, you’ll be recognized as someone who drives strategy, cost improvement and develops strong relationships across TJX.
- Supports Global Category Managers/Senior Managers in the execution of their regional and global sourcing events across all assigned categories including sourcing administration and event support. Leads project execution for assigned events. Uses defined strategic sourcing methodologies, tools, and templates to ensure a fair, open and competitive sourcing process.
- Supports Global Category Managers/Senior Managers in the development of their regional and global sourcing strategies for experience in Hardware, Software, SaaS, and Technology Services. Experience with key technology vendors such as: Workday, SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Accenture and Deloitte.
- Leads strategy development for assigned sourcing events.
- Develop effective and trusting relationships with Business Partners to ensure successful project delivery.
- Participate in the development and execution of contracts and ensuring compliance to TJX Approval Authority Schedule and Audit requirements.
- Perform and deliver sourcing analysis of strategic sourcing events.
- Manage research and analysis to keep abreast of innovations, new products, new sources price trends, market conditions, etc.
- Participates in Global Category Management planning for assigned categories and supports category strategy development activities as assigned by management.
- Develop recommendation of supplier selection to Business Partners in partnership with management.
- Ensure a compliant 'Source-to-Pay' process is in place for all eligible Business Partner spend.
- Understands basic negotiation principles and executes negotiations in support of value delivery for assigned categories and projects.
What you’ll need
We seek self-motivated colleagues who can demonstrate their talent and experience to identify, triage, and support the smooth operation of sourcing initiatives. You'll work with our finest thought leaders to correlate ongoing efforts with key business outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or Post-Secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business or equivalent experience
- Minimum 2 years strategic sourcing, procurement or related experience.
- Can independently lead assigned sourcing initiatives with Business Partners.
- Knowledge of RFx requirements including sourcing event structure, supplier selection, RFx criteria, timing, length, type and complexity of RFI, RFP and/or e-Auction.
- Understanding of basic negotiation principles in support of value delivery.
- Recommends supplier selection to Business Partners.
- Strong relationship development skills and competency.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong command of procurement/sourcing systems and Microsoft Suite
- Ability to analyze data related to spend, supplier performance, and market trends. Ability to recognize trends within spend categories.
- Strong project management and organization skills.
- Self-motivator with ability to prioritize projects.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the retail industry and managing multinational Business Partners and suppliers.
