Category Manager, Logistics

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The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world.

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• Job Title:
  
  Category Manager, Logistics
• Job Summary:
  
  This role supports the logistics spend category at The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), including the development of category plans, execution of sourcing strategies, negotiation of contracts, and management of supplier performance.
• FLSA Classification (US Only):
  Exempt
• People Manager:
  No

• Employ a customer-centric approach to providing internal and external stakeholders (i.e., TPCi process and business stakeholders and third-party suppliers) with excellent category management support.
• Partner and collaborate with Global S2P Services teams (i.e., Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, and T&E), cross-functional teams (e.g., Legal, Information Security, Finance, etc.), and third-party managed service providers (MSPs) to support stakeholders effectively.

• Develop and maintain relationships with functional business stakeholders in respective group of categories.
• Develop category plans for categories in alignment with overall category management objectives.
• Develop the formal category requirements aligned to business priorities and category management objectives.
• Develop category plans based on analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requirements.
• Develop, measure, maintain, benchmark and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for categories.
• Continuously research category management best practices and new trends that could be implemented for TPCi.
• Evaluate and analyze annual spend data, external market data, and other necessary information to support the enhancement and validation of category-specific strategies.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to develop build influence, evaluate, and change the status quo; identify and obtain buy-in for category strategy and value opportunities.
• Drive value beyond cost (i.e., risk mitigation, operational efficiencies, innovation, etc.).

• Coordinate and implement strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned categories.
• Execute strategic sourcing projects using best practice sourcing methodology to deliver exceptional total value in partnership with key stakeholders across the business.
• Assess supplier capabilities and identify new suppliers.
• Prepare and present business cases and should-cost models; perform complex data analysis and build financial models (i.e., ROI, NPV, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make vs. buy decision models).
• Analyze and summarize RFP responses and results and prepare recommendations for business stakeholders.
• Ensure savings are delivered in a timely manner and that TPCi realizes expected benefits.
• Oversee and negotiate business terms within contract agreement forms for respective categories within TPCi Legal’ s established risk framework.
• Coordinate drafting and negotiation of terms and conditions with the Legal department; identify and escalate legal risk to Legal department as needed.

• Manage supplier performance within the supplier relationship management framework and category strategy.
• Establish and manage the governance processes with suppliers and outsourced partners for categories.
• Implement strategies to best manage the supplier base for categories, reviewing suppliers against contracted obligations/service levels and business expectations.
• Provide feedback on supplier performance, seek continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Execute supplier performance measurement framework and develop stakeholder guidelines in conjunction with category management strategic objectives, leveraging performance management information as appropriate.
• Identify and manage supplier risks and risk response plans.
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