Procurement Category Manager - Services

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** Company Overview
** At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.##

** Department Overview
** The Supply Chain and Procurement organization is a fast-paced and dynamic environment, delivering best-in-class communications equipment and solutions for customers around the world. “We aim to be a trusted advisor to our business partners – providing innovative solutions at the best possible value for their sourcing needs”    This role provides essential procurement and supplier expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing and category management with strong commercial and contractual experience.

This role will deliver high quality, innovative and proven cost-effective methodologies to support company and department objectives. This role will interface and foster a collaborative environment with cross functional teams. This role requires exceptional verbal and written communication, strong organizational and time management skills.##

Job Description
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* NOTE:

This is a hybrid role - Candidate must reside in the Chicagoland area with the ability to work from the office as needed**.
** Motorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.
**** Overview:
** The Procurement Category Manager - Services is a key role responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies for a portfolio of services categories, with a primary focus on third party systems implementation partners, professional services, and full-lifecycle field services (install, maintain, support).This role requires a strategic thinker with strong sourcing acumen, negotiation skills, and a proven track record of achieving significant cost reductions.

The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure alignment with overall business objectives.
** Responsibilities:
*** Category Strategy Development & Management:
Drive transformation by developing and executing innovative, solution-oriented sourcing strategies for our systems integration services.
* Market Analysis & Sourcing:
Conduct in-depth market research and analysis to identify trends, assess supplier capabilities, and inform sourcing decisions. Proactively identify and evaluate potential suppliers.
* Competitive Bidding & Negotiation:

Spearhead the development of robust Statements of Work (SOWs) and performance-based contracts, leading negotiations to optimize our total cost of ownership
* Cost Reduction Initiatives:
Drive aggressive cost reduction initiatives through negotiation, value engineering, process improvements, demand management, and alternative sourcing strategies. Identify and implement innovative cost savings opportunities.
* Supplier Relationship Management:
Cultivate strategic alliances with key service partners, implementing rigorous vendor performance management to ensure alignment with our business objectives.

* Risk Management:

Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to assigned service categories, including project deployment delays, single-source dependencies, financial stability of suppliers, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
* Stakeholder Management:
Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders (e.g., pre and post Sales teams, engineering, project and product management, legal) to understand business needs and ensure alignment on procurement strategies.
* Contract Management:
Manage the entire contract lifecycle, from drafting…