The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.
The RoleThe Category Manager is responsible for implementing and monitoring the strategies to properly manage Subcontract Services, Development Services contribute to CRA due diligence and other compliance projects and implementing tools and best practices to drive best cost solutions for AspenTech and CSS. This will be achieved through closely working with the World Area procurement and Operations Teams to identify opportunities and implement strategies around service provider selection, sourcing, and negotiation while collaborating with and supporting AspenTech and other internal customersYour Impact- Conduct spend data analysis regularly to monitor changes in spending patterns
- Supports the segmentation and definition of critical services
- Develop and implement strategies to achieve Supply Chain goals regarding cost, risk management, and quality of services
- Analyzes data and market insights to understand market trends in key services
- Systematically monitors shortages in specific roles or disciplines to manage the associated risks
- Forecasts services demand through early collaboration with proposals and project teams
- Benchmark rates for key roles using reputable national or global data sources to support the rate negotiations with suppliers
- Coordinate the new supplier’s prequalification process and approval
- Negotiate supply agreements with service providers to secure favorable terms and conditions and to meet Emerson's and the customer’s requirements
- Supports the definition and identification of the “preferred” service suppliers
- Partner with project teams to develop and foster long-term relationships with the preferred service suppliers
- Coordinate and lead Supplier Business Reviews (SBR) periodically
- Supports the development of savings calculation methodologies specific to services
- Report and analyze savings achieved periodically
- Collaborate with other Category Managers to identify sourcing best practices
- Monitor the level of success of the pre-established strategies and adjust the course of action as required, promoting continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures
- Acts as the Category expert, ensuring proper communication and implementation of agreements, changes, and updates.
- Own CRA compliance and due diligence actions for assigned suppliers
- Technical or Business bachelor’s degree. A master’s degree is preferable
- 8-10 years of relevant work experience.
- Strong knowledge in various Supply Chain methodologies and processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Leadership and People Management skills
- Strategic thinking
- Solid data analytics and presentation skills
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline
- Master’s degree
- 8–10 years of relevant work experience
- Strong knowledge of supply chain methodologies and processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Leadership and people management skills
- Strategic thinking
- Data analytics and presentation skills
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans and high-quality carrier options. Several recent remarks characterize the health insurance as "great" or "amazing," with low copays noted in some cases.
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Parental & Family Support — Maternity and paternity leave receive consistently positive mentions and are characterized as well-reviewed. Company materials also highlight family-oriented benefits alongside core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes vacation/PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave, with multiple indications of generous paid time off. Dedicated volunteer hours and well-regarded leave policies reinforce breadth in time-away benefits.
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What We Do
AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain. By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.
