The Category Sourcing Manager is responsible for developing, executing, and managing corporate sourcing initiatives for various direct and indirect categories. They will perform complex data analysis, negotiate with suppliers, and communicate with line of businesses and Senior Management to achieve business objectives and benefit targets.
Requirements
- Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories
- Drive development of supplier and industry category profiles and strategies
- Identify and leverage company-wide spend opportunities
- Coordinate Facilities' purchasing activities across national portfolio of data centers
- Lead supplier selection & recommendation activities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highest spend, greatest complexity, and most critical/strategic categories
- Monitor compliance with supplier agreements
- Develop long range sourcing plans for assigned categories
- Conduct thorough spend analysis, develop methodology and metrics tools
- Negotiate, review, and execute implementation of contractual arrangements
- Identify and implement system solutions and best practices
- Builds relationships with key stakeholders
- Ensure tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs
- Drive value through innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers and internal customers
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Flexible spending and HSA accounts
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid volunteer days
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance
- Parental leave
- Military leave assistance
- QTS scholarship for dependents
- Wellness program
