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Category Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Aptara, Inc.

Responsibilities

  • Effectively influences LOBs, including senior leadership, to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment of sourcing strategies.
  • Work with Line of Business (LOB) to develop, source and negotiate major contracts.
  • Play a key role in Supplier Relationship Management / Scorecard process.
  • Ability to develop, issue, and evaluate RFXs
  • Vendor management
  • Project Management and leading cross-functional teams

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain
  • 6 years of procurement experience preferred
  • Contracts knowledge
  • Sourcing life cycle management experience
  • Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated cost savings
  • Preferred certifications: (LSS) Lean Six Sigma Certification, (ISM) Institute for Supply Management or (CPSM) Certified Professional in Supply Management certification
  • Ability to apply contract processes and procedures and relevant contracts and licensing - for example ESC, IBEW, tort, contract law - as needed to perform at the job level
  • Ability to work independently with limited oversight
  • Knowledge of database and information systems - for example SCADA, EMS, OMT, OIS, SAP, ERP, COSO, Teradata, COBIT, Question Mark - as needed to perform at the job level

Keywords: category leader, category manager

Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Remote
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
Other
Seniority Level:
Senior

Take-Home Pay

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