What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager - Aviation & OSV (Offshore Support Vessels) position at ExxonMobil?
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What role you will play in our team
The Category Manager for Aviation and Offshore Supply Vessels has responsibility to develop and leverage market insights to drive value via end-to-end category management to maximize value. This role is responsible for the Aviation [fixed wing aircraft and helicopters] and OSV [PSV, MPSV, tugs, etc] commercial strategies for Upstream Operations globally and Downstream operations.
What you will do
- Develops, implements and owns commercial category strategies and plans to deliver business value
- Stays abreast of market trends, develops and translates them into strategies and actions to drive value in the categories, shares market information with global networks
- Owns, benchmarks and stewards category metrics / KPIs
- Works with EM Aviation Service Advisors to align on aircraft acceptance
- Utilizes deep expertise in commercial tools / methods / analytics to develop and / or improve commercial strategies
- Develops negotiation plans, and supports contract owners in agreement negotiations where necessary
- Drives and communicates commercial guidance across organization
- Advises and mentors contract owners locally and globally in our Affiliates on how to incorporate strategies into contracts and bids
- Serves as liaison between Affiliate Procurement, Regional Logistics, and Global Logistics center of expertise to develop and align on ‘go to market’ approach for Aviation and OSV.
- Facilitates key supplier interfaces and supports SRM (supplier relationship management) with selected suppliers solely or jointly with other stakeholders when applicable
- Creates and maintains category tools to drive value
- Participates in Procurement category and business lines technical networks
- Supports agreement development (standardized templates, scopes of work, bid evaluations, compensation, etc.)
- Develops and owns large, complex agreements that are critical to the category (e.g. Global Master Agreements)
- Leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized
- Establishes and deploys category training plans
- Utilizes opportunity identification process to fill value pipeline
- Execute processes in full compliance with ExxonMobil controls culture
- Facilitates asset sharing opportunities across all logistics categories
About you
Skills and Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications / Experience
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep : our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
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