The Role
Leads category strategy development, financial modeling, competitive sourcing, contract negotiations, supplier assessment, and risk mitigation. Optimizes cost, payment terms, delivery performance, and overall value while aligning category plans with business objectives. Monitors market trends, supply-demand dynamics, regulatory developments, and partner capabilities. Ensures agreements remain current and compliant, and leads cross-functional initiatives through influence.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
Education
Primary Purpose
Leads development of category strategies and prepares financial models to optimize cost and performance. Advances strategic objectives by aligning category plans with business goals and implementing process improvements.
Team and Role Context
Works within a team of category managers to provide full-spend coverage. Individual will be responsible for managing complimenting categories.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Executes strategic plans to achieve measurable business outcomes in areas such as payment terms, delivery performance, cost efficiency, and overall value.
- Conducts in-depth analysis of agreements, market trends, and supply-demand dynamics to inform planning and decision-making.
- Leads competitive sourcing efforts, including proposal requests and contract negotiations, to secure favorable terms and long-term value.
- Stays informed on market developments, partner capabilities, and regulatory updates to support proactive planning and risk management.
- Provides strategic recommendations on commercial opportunities, long-term sustainability, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Ensures all relevant partners have up-to-date agreements and meet organizational standards and compliance requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
- Required: Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Required: Typically requires 8 years of related experience.
- Required: Ability to assess supplier capabilities, risks, and dependencies.
- Required: Ability to design and execute multi-year category strategies.
- Required: Ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence.
- Required: Knowledge of total cost of ownership and value optimization concepts.
- Required: Skill in aligning category strategies with broader business objectives.
- Required: Skill in managing complex sourcing initiatives and negotiations.
- Required: Specialized knowledge of complex or high-impact category environments.
Skills Required
- Four-year degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Eight years of related experience
- Ability to assess supplier capabilities, risks, and dependencies
- Ability to design and execute multi-year category strategies
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence
- Knowledge of total cost of ownership and value optimization concepts
- Skill in aligning category strategies with broader business objectives
- Skill in managing complex sourcing initiatives and negotiations
- Specialized knowledge of complex or high-impact category environments
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The Company
What We Do
We deliver energy for a better world. Through the combined strength of our assets in North America, we’re dedicated to building the energy systems of the future.
