Manager, Category Sourcing

Job Summary:

The Manager, Category Sourcing is primarily responsible for managing a commodity vertical and category team, negotiating and administering contracts with vendors with varying degrees of complexity and/or sensitivity, ensuring that cost, quality, and delivery terms are adhered to and met.

The Senior Manager will be the central point of contact for all procurement and purchasing issues related to the category/commodity and services the team supports.

This role is responsible for building a relationship with operating company contacts and internal departments, reviewing purchase requisitions, ensuring appropriate authorization and adequate documentation from key members within the organization.

The Manager, Category Sourcing will be selecting and conferring with vendors to obtain products and service information including price, product availability, and delivery schedules; coordinate with the representatives from vendor companies and internally to construct, negotiate, and assess all contracts and services.

The Manager, Category Sourcing will drive the strategy for the category management team, including training and developing team members in accordance with their career aspirations.

The Manager, Category Sourcing serves as the main relationship partner internally and externally.

This role reports to the Director of Procurement.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Development, coordination, and strategic implementation of category/commodity procurement sourcing plans that provide maximum value to the business while effectively managing organizational spend.
• Monitors performance and is responsible for developing sourcing team and talent management.
• Collaborate directly with internal stakeholders and corporate service groups to effectively execute programs and projects (10k+ total internal employees, in over 300 global locations)
• Responsible for delivering improvements across the dimensions of quality, delivery, cost, innovation, and risk management
• Responsible for all reporting, metrics and forecasts related to the commodity vertical being managed
• In-depth analysis of supply markets and sources from globally capable and competitive suppliers
• Conduct strategic supplier sourcing activities including RFx, negotiations, contracting, price analyses, and program management to support new strategies
• Oversees complex procurement projects across a variety of geographies and functions
• Research industry benchmarks (pricing, quality, product changes, service levels, trends)
• Develop and negotiate contracts and service level agreements including terms and pricing

• Assure that adequate price competition exists and favorable supply arrangements are met
• Manage customer’s expectations through timely feedback and proactive communication
• Recommend and implement cost saving measures
• Manage sourcing pipeline related to the commodity vertical and savings opportunities
• Review contract comp...