Category Leader

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Duration: 3 month

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Looking for someone with strong procurement experience in a health care organization. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated working knowledge of Global HR Services category management.

Responsibilities could include but are not limited to:

• Primary responsibility is to achieve success a category level (strategic and tactical).

• Responsible to understand and achieve category deliverables, savings commitments, milestones and obligations, and establish a project plan to meet each.

• Develop integrated (tactical and strategic) category sourcing strategy which delivers short term savings and drives category transformation through time.

• Developing category and sourcing strategies and perform sourcing execution activities.

• Provide category leadership and direction to Sourcing Buyers and Sourcing Analysts.

• Communicate, negotiate, and own the relationship with business stakeholders and suppliers through all levels of the client organization. The Category Manager is the primary interface to key category client stakeholders. Executive Management communication and interface required.

• Responsible for on-going category management (strategy management) activities including driving supplier performance, demand management savings, and increasing category compliance.

• Must have demonstrated knowledge of a global strategy within a large health care organization and be able to drive and identify additional savings opportunities

• Must have strong problem solving skills

• Looking for a Sr level individual with strong business acumen

• Develop, plan and implement Supply Chain Management (SCM) strategy focused on optimizing costs, quality, delivery and reliability of suppliers for the HR Service category. Experience with Staffing Suppliers a plus

• Ensure execution in accordance with Company, SCM and Supply Base Management instructions and procedures. Lead assigned Category/Categories in close partnership/collaboration with our regional business in cross-country set-up.

Main accountabilities:

The objective of this position is to leverage the purchasing power on a global and regional level and to achieve the set performance targets for the HR Services category. The position holder will manage the assigned cross-country category teams and ensures that regional category strategies get defined and implemented in close collaboration with key stakeholders.

Performance Management:

• Set cost reduction targets for all category teams in scope based on corporate targets

• • Develop the category teams to a high performing organization

Strategic Sourcing

• Select category team members to cover assigned spend area

• Ensure that methodology is applied in a meaning full and pragmatic manner

• Facilitate strategy review meetings involving internal clients when necessary

• Define category strategies and manage the execution of the respective category plans

• Consolidate the supplier base in a sustainable way

Sourcing Execution (RFI/ RFQ):

• Drive RFIs and RFQs and manages the assigned project team

• Define RFQ processes and negotiation strategies

Supplier Management and Quality:

• Actively manage supplier portfolio including but not limited to Supplier consolidation, reduction, evaluation and, classification and run regular review meeting

• Solve cost/quality/scheduling issues and runs claim management (when escalated)

• Drives Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Quality to next level strategy to further reduce Supply Base,

• Drives improvements, sustainability and cost-out projects with Suppliers for long-term partnership

Additional Responsibilities:

• Alignment with peer Category Managers of same category in other regions

• Drive Business Led Procurement initiatives to facilitate business, strategy and performance discussions

• Act as a sole interface to defined business units as assigned

• Extensive experience in Negotiation Management and Negotiation Tactics

• Very good understanding of Contract Management

• Wide range know-how in Supplier Management and Supplier Relationship

• Strong Project Management and Communication skills

• Experience in working in international environments and managing Stakeholders of varying Management Levels

• Procurement experience in a large global health care organization

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/HR, Business Administration/Finance/Legal/Pre-Law/Marketing/Communications and experience in supply management with a minimum of 4 strategic sourcing

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