New Directions IT Staffing
Are you a Category Manager or a Purchasing Manager who is looking to make a significant career move? If so, we’d like to introduce you to highly respected institution who is transforming their procurement organization with more than $30m in savings in recent initiatives.
(Work Environment: This is a hybrid role with two days on-site and three days remote).
In this role, the Category Manager (Professional Services) will:
- Lead strategic and operational procurement plans to maximize business opportunities through effective Category Management & Process Execution.
- Act as the single point of contact and manage all operations related to sourcing and procurement activities for the professional services category.
- Develop category strategies that include market research/benchmarks, milestones, savings targets, resource requirements, and implementation plans.
- Identify and execute strategic initiatives to drive maximum cost savings and value creation for the organization.
- Execute the strategic sourcing process including developing RFPs, negotiating with suppliers, conducting bid analysis, and making supplier recommendations.
- Supervise, train, support and evaluate Strategic Sourcing Specialists.
- Provide aggregate reporting on category performance and key metrics such as savings and supplier performance.
- Monitor supplier performance to ensure that delivery dates and technical and contractual requirements are met.
- Acts as the internal point of contact for supplier management and complaint resolution; conducts regular supplier meetings and implements improvement strategies with suppliers. Creates, nurtures, and enhances supplier relationships.
The appropriate individual will have demonstrated experience in the following:
- Significant enterprise background in purchasing, category management, strategic sourcing and contracts terms and conditions within the professional services discipline.
- Category or procurement management that includes a combination of: RFPs, negotiating with suppliers, bid analysis, benchmarks, milestones, savings targets and or implementation plans.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills (i.e., excel modelling)
Are you Ready to move your Career in a New Direction?
Please forward a copy of your resume for us to schedule a time to speak or contact us at (866) 999-8600. We look forward to meeting you.
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