- Lead a team of Sourcing Specialists & Category Managers responsible for developing and implementing strategic sourcing strategies for sub-categories, including hardware, software, cloud services, IT services, Consulting, Real Estate, Fleet Management, Legal Services etc.
- Lead by informing and supporting business planning, bringing forth innovative approaches to solve unmet needs, and reducing waste through improved procurement processes and vendor efficiencies.
- Develop and implement overarching policies, procedures, systems, structures, and frameworks for all procurement-related activities to deliver the best proactive procurement and contract management solutions.
- Lead complex strategic vendor relationships and contract negotiations. Drive cost-savings goals at the organization level.
- Establish collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships to maximize the organization's influence. Develop and influence key relationships with suppliers that deliver optimal value.
- Deliver overall category management and sourcing methodologies.
- Develop and implements a robust and repeatable spend database with a full understanding of external spend. Deliver an improved vendor risk assessment framework and mitigation strategies to key strategic vendors.
- Own procurement governance forums and scorecards for decision-making and performance monitoring.
- Build robust procurement capability and performance across the organization.
- Establish key performance indicators and qualitative and quantitative metrics to capture, report, and evaluate the benefit and performance of all procurement activity.
- Establish market intelligence, performance benchmarking information, and innovative approaches to market changes.
- Provide guidance and coaching to team members, fostering their growth and development within the organization.
- Manage change effectively, and champions continuous improvement.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of Procurement experience including 3 years Leadership experience.
- Must have deep understanding of the IT industry including knowledge of IT market trends, products, and technologies, with a focus on cost optimization, innovation, and value creation.
- Experience successfully negotiating and experience in contract negotiation, vendor management, and supplier relationship management.
- Experience leading projects, driving change, and mentoring team members.
- Master's degree or professional certification a plus.
- Strong interpersonal skills, team player with the ability to effectively influence others to action.
- Unquestioned ethics and integrity including the ability to work on confidential matters.
- Able to identify critical path issues; review and trend data and advise relative to improvement areas for environmental performance and compliance.
- Ability to effectively influence at all levels of the organization (up, down, and laterally)
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Sr. Category Manager - Glen Mills, United States - Axalta
Description
Job Description:The Sr. Category Manager - IT, Consulting & Real Estate, provides leadership, vision, direction, and structure to the procurement function in their category to drive effective, efficient, and value-add procurement strategy and management aligned with Axalta's strategic priorities and business needs.
As Sr Category Manager, you will be the lead for the Global IT, Consulting & Real Estate Procurement team, which manages approximately $185M+ in annual spend. The role will be located at our Global Headquarters in Glen Mills, PA.
In this role you will:
Required:
Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers' products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.
Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We've recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.
