Procurement Category Manager, IT

  • Full-time
  • Career Site Team: Finance and Corporate Development

Company Description

Procurement Category Manager, IT

Remote (Must be based in US)

Reference ID: REF17261Q

About this job

This role will lead category sourcing initiatives that encompass; local, domestic, and / or international purchasing opportunities within IT (i.e., Cybersecurity, Telecom. VARs, SaaS, Software, Hardware). This position is responsible for establishing, articulating, and implementing sourcing strategies for major spend categories, capital projects, suppliers, or geographic regions. This position is responsible for obtaining program buy-in from various stakeholder organizations, creating and managing project plans, identifying the resources to support projects, driving multiple projects through complex sourcing processes, and ensuring end results meet the requirements of all impacted organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and strategically source a portfolio of products and services with an emphasis in an assigned category/sub-category using tools, processes, and strategies to drive and achieve business results
  • Competitively source assigned category spend through engagement of strategic suppliers and application of industry knowledge
  • Manage the contract portfolio for select categories, including contracting, compliance, and value / spend analysis
  • Closely partner with various internal cross-functional teams to ensure a close partnership with internal clients in delivering a consistent customer experience utilizing key sourcing, contracting and compliance processes
  • Execute end-to-end large scale sourcing initiatives directly and in partnership with internal customers
  • Responsible for identifying cost savings opportunities and the implementation of programs to actualize these savings
  • Direct internal and external processes to ensure an integrated sourcing system that meets customer requirements, minimize total cost of ownership, maximize effectiveness including conforming to established quality standards that are responsive to the needs of the business
  • Develops business relationships with suppliers to preserve the company’s good business reputation while still obtaining competitive prices
  • Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and good customer service
  • Develop and implement agreed procurement strategies for category

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field is required
  • More than 5 to 7 years of experience with change management methodology best practices
  • CPM or CPSM certification preferred
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams
  • Experience managing vendors
  • Experience in creating and executing category strategies including cost reduction initiatives, vendor consolidation, and value creation initiatives
  • Experience with the negotiation and creation of MSAs, SOWs, Purchase Agreements
  • Experience working with a large-scale Purchase to Pay and eSourcing software tools (Ariba preferred)
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Experience with supplier relationship management
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Effective communication skills
  • Persuasive skills and ability to get buy in from multiple levels in the organization
  • Attention to detail and eagerness for working on critical, high visibility projects
  • Understanding of NielsenIQ
  • Ability to work effectively on their own or with a team
  • Comfortable working with senior leadership

About NielsenIQ

We’re in tune with what the world is buying. If you can think of it, we’re measuring it. We sift through the small stuff and piece together big pictures to provide a comprehensive understanding of what’s happening now and what’s coming next for our clients. Today’s data is tomorrow’s marketplace revelation.

We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries. From global industry leaders to small businesses, consumer goods manufacturers to retailers, we work with them all. We’re bringing in data 24/7 and the possibilities are endless.

Become part of NielsenIQ at: www.niq.com

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.  We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

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