Description

SUPERVISOR: Director, Category Management

• Consistently executes Category Management Life Cycle focusing on delivering sustainable enterprise wide value from the supply base.
• Primary focus on demand requirements that are complex in nature and have value-based opportunities.
• Through innovative data synthesis and analytics creates total value generation
• Utilizes rigorous methodical cost-based approach across multiple stakeholder groups
• Decisions are strategic and focus on ROI.
• Utilizes analysis of historical spend data, market research and cost modeling to identify and leverage opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable value, operational efficiencies and risk mitigation to the business.
• Develops strategic improvement opportunities aimed at meeting MTA goals and objectives.
• Provides leadership to key stakeholders and builds relationships that deliver strategic and financial value.
• Develops and implements sourcing, negotiation and contracting strategies to achieve the desired outcomes aligned with the agreed upon category strategy.

• Executes go-to-market strategies from RFP creation through to contract execution while adhering to MTA standards.
• Collaborates with Project Managers and internal stakeholders to validate SOW content is appropriate and complete.
• Leads cross-functional meetings and collaboration activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Determines how buys can contribute to minority goals.
• Prepares Board approval paperwork for requisitions that exceed defined $ (dollar) thresholds.
• Drafts and distributes RFP documentation in accordance with applicable policies and procedures and drives the RFP process through to completion in a timely manner.
• Evaluates RFP responses, ensuring they are compliant with MTA policies, including pricing analysis.
• Manages award process and collaborates with Legal on contract execution.
• Coordinates distribution and collection of required government forms to awarded supplier.
• Manages contract through end date in terms of monitoring performance, managing change, and resolving stakeholder and/or supplier issues.
• Executes the supplier management activities as outlined by the DCPO, ensuring the appropriate level of oversight, direction and development based on the defined criteria.

• Achieves cost savings and value creation for assigned categories.
• Meets agreed upon stakeholder requirements.
• Achieves diversity spend targets.
• Executes assigned requisitions in a timely fashion.
• Routes the majority of category spend through strategic contracts.
• Achieves operational excellence of assigned categories.

• Strong collaboration skills with ability to build effective relationships, work cross-functionally, and influence peers and key stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to deal with change and ambiguity effectively.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong project management skills, ability to plan and track, remove barriers, manage change, resolve conflict, build consensus, and motivate team members across multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience, present information in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and multitask in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Demonstrated analytical capabilities and quantitative skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or comparable applications, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Contract Management, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience from an accredited college may be considered in lieu of a degree; and
• Minimum of 8 years satisfactory full-time experience in Procurement or similar role.
• Category Management methodologies and tools, market trends, strategy development, supplier relationship management, supply chain management, contract writing, negotiations, contract administration.
• Category management knowledge, commercial expertise for assigned categories.

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Attainment of or in the process of attaining specific functional licenses or certifications in area of specialty if applicable.
• Familiarity with the MTA’s policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with the MTA’s collective bargaining procedures