Global Category Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Category Manager become part of the Global Indirect Sourcing & Procurement team. We are looking for someone with strong leadership, collaboration, influencing and data literacy skills and the ability to utilize strong business acumen, and partner with internal stakeholders to drive efficiencies, reduce risk and cost for the category under management. They should be able to develop business cases, have good presentation skills and superior stakeholder communication skills, along with the ability to leverage data to drive stakeholder budgetary goals and future needs.
• To help drive value with our internal stakeholders, requirements for this position include:
• Ability to develop and executing category strategies to drive cost reduction, operational efficiency, and business value
• Possesses deep understanding of industry and category trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies and translates these into strategic procurement decisions
• Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams

Education and Experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in ERP systems (Oracle) and e-sourcing tools
• Professional certification (CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM) is a plus
• Experience identifying and mitigating supplier risk, including single source dependencies, financial instability and regulatory compliance
• Familiarity with AI-powered procurement and spend analytics tools (OAS, OBIEE, Tableau)