Senior Category Manager

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Duties

The Senior Category Manager is responsible for leading, defining, developing, and executing the complex sourcing program for key spend categories to achieve costs savings and support objectives of strategic importance to business unit customers, supply chain, and the enterprise. The role collaborates with internal customers, suppliers, and supply chain teams to deliver value-added outcomes, procuring the best evaluated total cost of ownership while assuring quality and schedule compliance.Manages (USD)100M+ in annual managed-spend across respective categories. Acts as the expert for assigned categories and monitors the market drivers, supplier base, emerging technologies, regulatory factors, category spend by supplier, inventory, supplier, and fill rate performance.

Spend and market analysis: Performs complex market and financial analysis to understand key market forces and to determine and mitigate the business risk associated with a supplier or contract. Evaluates and leverages rigorous analysis of market and spend data to prioritize and target strategic sourcing initiatives within assigned categories.Specification management: Leads the process from specification/definition of need through contract administration (may include Construction Specifications Institute) and complex investment recovery.Sourcing strategies: Synthesizes spend and complex market analyses to develop thorough and effective sourcing strategies. Determines the most strategic supply chain model to acquire the necessary products and services at the maximum level of savings.Competitive process: Fosters high level of competition to deliver improved performance at a reduced cost. Follows the prescribed methodology and teaches the organization, describing the underlying reasons for each step during competitive bidding event execution.*Negotiations: Collaborates to develop negotiation strategies and company positions on highly complex contracts, works with Legal to identify and incorporate appropriate levels of commercial protection, and conducts negotiations to ensure successful execution of strategies for optimal business outcomes. Distinguishes between positions and interests to facilitate win-win results.Identifies new sources of supply, and potential new products/technologies and exhibits cradle-to-grave ownership for each assigned category.Continuous improvement: Initiates “leading practices” within strategic procurement to achieve a high level of process excellence; stays abreast of industry innovations, and continuously improves the function and processes.Supplier development and performance: Establishes and maintains professional relationships with suppliers/partners, based on the highest ethical business practices set forth in company policy. Acts as the primary liaison to suppliers within assigned categories. Develops and manages tools and key performance measures for chosen suppliers and negotiates on multiple variables to award longer-term strategic contracts that result in significant cost reduction and improved service levelsOther non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary

Skills

Category plan development and management large dollar risk purchasesSupplier development and performance Negotiations and competitive processContract development, management, and administration (may include Construction Specifications Institute)Spend and market analysisPlanning and forecastingContinuous improvement and productivityRelationship Management

Education

A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or Accounting/Finance field. 7-10 years of experience also required, 10-12 years preferred.

Skills And Experience

Required Skills

COMPETITION ANALYSISCOMPETITIVE MARKET ANALYSISSUPPLY CHAINCONTRACT NEGOTIATIONSCATEGORY MANAGEMENT

Additional Skills

DATA ANALYSISMARKET ANALYSISPROJECT MANAGEMENTCOST ANALYSISCOMMODITY BUYING

Additional Info

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused .

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Benefits

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)VisionPersonal Time Off (PTO) ProgramLong Term Disability (100% paid)Life Insurance (100% paid)401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

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