Category Manager - Washington, United States - AARP

AARP

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Overview:

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age.

With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.

AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications:
AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.

The Controller's Office is responsible for AARP's enterprise-wide accounting activities.

This includes maintaining internal controls; compliance with federal, state, and other legal reporting requirements; grants management; revenue recognition; general ledger activity; accounts payable/receivable; payroll; tax; and procurement functions to include managing strategic outsourcing, contract negotiation and supplier management.

The Category Management Manager engages in enterprise-wide sourcing engagements utilizing multi-step strategic sourcing methodology. Manages relationships with specific suppliers. Implements category management strategies to drive cost savings and supplier performance and serves as the organization's point-of-contact. Prepares, negotiates, signs, manages, and renews contracts and subcontracts. Coordinates with cross-functional departments to facilitate review and assessment of supplier risk. Collaborates with management to identify opportunities to streamline processes and to develop new procedures that support the business unit/department.

Responsibilities:

Leads large, complex, enterprisewide sourcing engagements utilizing multistep strategic sourcing methodology; manages relationships with specific suppliers; implements category management strategies to drive cost savings and supplier performance; and serves as the organization's point of contact.
Prepares, negotiates, signs, manages, and renews contracts and subcontracts. Coordinates with crossfunctional departments to facilitate review and assessment of supplier risk and maintains supplier risk management protocols.
Collaborates with management to identify opportunities to streamline processes and develop new procedures that support the business unit/department.
Develops assigned subcategory plans in alignment with overall category strategy and approach and researches new product subcategory options to support organizational needs.
Works closely with stakeholders to identify strategic suppliers for a subcategory and provides input to strategic decisions that affect functional areas of responsibilities.
Performs spend analysis to establish a detailed view of the current spend by segmentation.
Resolves escalated issues arising from the business which require coordination with other departments.
Exhibits and delivers expertise within the category area, with an intimate knowledge of the supply market, key dynamics, and latest trends in the field.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of commercial procurement experience in strategic sourcing, contracting and category management with more than $50 million in managed spend.
Extensive experience in managing various categories such as Real Estate & Facilities Services, Travel, Meetings & Events, and Professional Services.
Knowledgeable of both the sourcetocontract and procuretopay segments of procurement operations.
Strong commercial negotiation skills with a deep understanding of contractual terms and conditions and assessing business risk in legal language.
Selfmotivated, actionoriented, forwardthinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and a customer service mindset; ability to build/maintain strong crossfunctional relationships and to complete tasks despite complexity and ambiguity.

AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

Additional Requirements

Regular and reliable job attendance
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions
In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise

Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA)
AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as telecommuting workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work and telecommuting can only be done within the United States and its territories.

Compensation and Benefits

AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

For this position, we anticipate offering a salary between $106, $123, This role is also eligible to participat