NEW JOB OPENING
CATEGORY MANAGER
IN Remote, USA!

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

Assistant Director, Category Management, Software Category

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in category strategy, sourcing and negotiating agreements within the software category including significant experience and expertise leading strategic sourcing process
• Successful track record in Procurement with significant experience developing and executing category strategies and reviewing, analyzing and negotiating contracts
• Demonstrated strong strategic and analytical skills with ability to solve long-term and analytical problems
• Experience in leading market analysis and intelligence gathering across relevant categories to support successful strategy development
• Extensive negotiation skills and best practices in contracting
• Significant experience with integrating data & analytics with strategy development & sourcing execution (market analysis, cost modeling, benchmarking, should cost analysis, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree required along with relevant experience.
Advanced degree (JD, Master’s degree in procurement/supply chain, business, engineering or related field) or equivalent experience a plus

Description:
This person is responsible and accountable for developing, managing and executing the category and sourcing strategy for software for the business segments; Marketing, Digital Experience, and Corporate Business Applications (Finance, HR, Legal, Tax, HIMCO, Sales). This role works closely with business partners / stakeholders and business leaders in assigned departments, requires knowledge and experience of software vendor relationships, and experience building and driving enterprise-wide sourcing strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This role functions as a trusted advisor for senior leaders in corporate functions, such as Marketing, Sales, Legal, Human Resources, Legal through the category management and sourcing journey
• Drive significant reductions in cost within this category, focusing on all levers that drive value including demand and supply opportunities
• Develop and implement best practices within this category
• Responsible for delivery of all sourcing events, develop supplier negotiation strategies that optimize spend, reflect and maximize The Client buying power, focus on service quality/performance and minimize risk exposure.
• Brings thought leadership and experience of working with software companies, consultants, and advisory services to not only drive cost reductions but also focus on bringing business value to our customers.
• Lead complex, highly visible negotiations with major vendors, negotiating key terms, and working with various stakeholders from legal, information protection, risk management, etc, to draft and execute contracts.
• Drives sourcing model maturity based on industry best practices and The Clients operating model changes
• Utilizes Procurement technology to facilitate the end-to-end Procurement Lifecycle
• Manages strategic category supplier relationships
• Manages new & existing legacy contracts and will drive standards/best practices for assigned spend
• Evaluates and introduces new suppliers with innovative, cost cutting or disruptive technologies
• Aggressively manages category performance by adhering to internal savings goals and reviewing financial models for commodity type items.
• Functions as a trusted advisor to business & finance leaders to define best practices, introduce demand & supply-side opportunities and establish targets
• Engages with customers to ensure a high standard of service