About the role
Procurement Category Manager
GLEN MILLS PA - Hybrid
Contract to Hire (Strong Possibility)
In this role you will negotiate with and manage vendors for on-site services for a production facility including: Gardening, Piping, waste management, canteen services and other services impacting the manufacturing site.
In this role you will:
· Be accountable for managing site services spend in Americas, reporting to the Director, Indirect & Logistics Procurement Americas.
· Manage and evolve a supplier base that offers optimal quality, service, technology, and value (QSTV), and lead efforts to qualify alternate or second source suppliers.
· Functionally supervise a sourcing specialist supporting the developed category strategy.
· Closely collaborate with internal stakeholders to determine current and future sourcing needs + develop and execute corresponding category strategies
· Identify and manage global projects in alignment with cross-functional internal stakeholders.
· Deliver significant cost savings and avoidances as well as continuous improvement plans.
· Negotiate and implement supply agreements that include ideal terms from a QSTV perspective.
· Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with key suppliers to advance supplier-supported company objectives, develop supplier capabilities, address gaps in supplier performance.
· In collaboration with the Business Units, Operations, Technology, and/or other functional stakeholders, develop and continuously evolve a cost savings/productivity plan for the category that includes a pipeline of new ideas, in-process projects, and projects accruing savings in support of exceeding annual productivity goals.
· Identify and execute TCO improvement opportunities.
· Effectively address all supplier performance failures via the root cause and corrective action process, successfully levying claims, and other tactics as appropriate.
· Create and maintain effective e-Sourcing events and catalogs to increase productivity.
· Monitor and resolve disconnects in the buy channel process in conjunction with the Procurement policy to improve overall compliance and actively managed spend.
Quals--
Hybrid Schedule M,Wed, Thur in office Tue/Fri Remote
Plans to convert to full time employee by end of the year, based on performance.
Qualifications:
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Economics or Engineering. (Additional experience may be acceptable in lieu of degree).
5 or more years’ experience in Procurement/Category Management including On-Site Services
Experienced using Procurement e-sourcing-tools.
Experience partnering with senior-level leaders and stakeholders in a global, matrix organization.
Experience with the source-to-contract Procurement process.
Comfortable negotiating both internally and externally.
Preferred
Prior experience leading diverse, multi-functional teams in collaborative efforts.
ARIBA experience preferred.
Strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving capability.
Superior communication and good presentation skills.
Self-motivated, service-oriented “Can do – Will do” mindset and attitude.
Strong organizational and planning skills.
Ability to travel up to 20%, including international travel.
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