What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Category Specialist position at Metasys Technologies?
Senior Category Specialist
Westminster, CO (hybrid- 3 days in office, 2 remote)
In this role, you will manage, negotiate, and lead the sourcing of indirect/corporate goods and services for Pillar 2 of the SAP implementation.
Responsibilities:
Preferred Qualifications:
Westminster, CO (hybrid- 3 days in office, 2 remote)
In this role, you will manage, negotiate, and lead the sourcing of indirect/corporate goods and services for Pillar 2 of the SAP implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Project manage all procurement-related supplier RFPs, MSAs, SOWs, and supplier management.
- Lead sourcing, contract negotiations, supplier management, and portfolio management events across multiple categories
- Proactively manage categories to optimize results - including spend analytics, supplier performance and stakeholder management
- Analyze data and metrics to drive value and deliver savings
- Coordinate and perform contract reviews alongside Legal and business partners
- Develop relationships with team members and stakeholders across Maxar
- Potential for broad exposure to multiple indirect/corporate categories including Facilities, Marketing, Professional Services, Talent Acquisition, IT and HR
- Participate in supporting Category Manager with special projects and ad hoc requests
- Other duties as assigned
- Must be a US Citizen or permanent resident
- Minimum of 5 years related experience in contract negotiations, sourcing, category management, supplier management, spend analytics and/or market intelligence
- Bachelor s degree in business or a related technical field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading significant service sourcing events and contract negotiations (in excess of $500K)
- Prior knowledge of indirect corporate categories is beneficial. Potential categories include facilities, marketing, HR, professional services, IT
- Familiar with e-procurement tools sourcing, contract management, spend analytics, risk management, and transactional P2P applications
- Ability to create, deliver, and execute strategies across multiple indirect categories
- Ability to produce clear and concise communications at all levels of the organization
- Strong analytical and facilitation skills
- Passionate about customer service and delivering results
- Ability to build strong relationships
Metasys Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Salary : $40 - $43
