What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Procurement Admin / Category Manager position at Stefanini North America and APAC?
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Category Manager, Indirect - IT, Benefits and Corporate Services
Category Management is responsible for assigned Categories and contracts within Indirect Materials and Services.
This specific role will be accountable for the management of critical supplier relationships within IT, Benefits and Corporate Services in conjunction with multiple Business Units and Resource Units
The overall goal is to achieve the best total cost position for all external spend within the assigned Categories, the lowest sourcing risks, and best supplier performances to ensure the highest efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement team.
He / she serves as the point of contact for supplier issues within the assigned categories including issues related to service, commercial terms and contract disputes.
He / she must execute global best-in-class procurement processes using state-of-the-art procurement IT software support, ensuring the Procurement organization is utilizing the maximum potential within global and local markets (Cost Savings, Innovation, Quality, Logistics).
Job Requirements :
Major Activities / Key Challenges :
Direct responsibility to spend within the respective Indirect Materials and Services Categories.
Achieve Procurement targets globally or regionally for assigned categories inclusive of cost, innovation, quality, and supplier performance to assigned categories
Develops and executes Procurement strategies to arrive at the best total value solution for the company
Maintains business relationships with representatives of strategic suppliers for Indirect Materials and Services. Collaborates with other category teams and at times with the Technical Procurement function using forums such as workshops to achieve category cost savings targets
Leads, co-leads, or supports commercial sourcing activity across assigned Indirect Materials and Services categories as required to meet company objectives (e.g. e-Auction, RFX processes)
Leads, co-leads, or supports non-commercial events as required to meet objectives, including, but not limited to Kaizen workshops, Working Capital / Inventory Workshops
Executes contract negotiations / Terms and Conditions with suppliers classified in assigned categories
Accountable for Performance areas : Cost Savings (SRT), Supplier performance, challenging of material & service specifications (demand management)
The candidate will be responsible for contract management of assigned categories and fully accountable for developing Supplier Metric Scorecards for Indirect Categories, where applicable.
Qualifications : Basic :
Bachelor's degree in business, Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, Information Technology, Politics / Political Science, Policy, Finance, Accounting, Data Science / Analytics, Marketing / Communications, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited Institution 5 years of experience in purchasing management
Preferred :
MBA in Business Administration / Economics or similar preferred
2 years international purchasing management
Decision-making
Communication and negotiation skills
Project Management
Innovative, Strategic thinker
Customer-oriented with business acumen
Demonstrated success in her / his ability to flex between multiple categories and suppliers.
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