Category Manager Capital Equipment

We are looking for team members who want to help provide the highest quality, most affordable bottled water.

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of all category influencers and become the business-wide category subject matter expert from both a technical and commercial perspective.
• Assist in development of procurement strategies and plans for the category together with stakeholders to reduce total cost of ownership and improve availability, quality, service, and innovation.
• Anticipate, negotiate, and execute commercial opportunities on time within the assigned categories under the supervision of the Procurement Manager/Director.
• Develop, implement, and manage vendor performance metrics, documents, and reporting as part of a Supplier Relationship Management plan within the specified category.
• Maintain a positive and professional relationship with all key suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Continuously optimize category through spend reduction and/or value enhancement.
• Conduct market and risk analysis to drive category strategies.
• Negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers. Manage the central repository for contracts, including activity planning and timely execution of contracts.
• Own vendor qualification processes within category by collaborating and developing positive relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Obtain data from varied sources to identify and support fact-driven opportunities. Ensure analysis is accurate, comprehensive, and robust.
• Own RFx processes from creation to completion to generate multiple viable bids.
• Collaborate across departments during SOW development and respective vendor auditing/vetting. Attend off-site vendor tours/audits as needed.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Project Management to ensure project budgets are met and invoices are paid on time.
• Please note that this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 6 Years of experience in procurement or a related field
  • 6 Years of experience in the position
  • 4 Years of experience supervising employees/processes
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years of experience in procurement or a related field
  • 10+ Years of experience in the position
  • 6 Years of experience supervising employees/processes

Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

• Creative Thinking – generate new ideas and approaches to situations.
• Strategic Thinking – grasp the big picture and think long-term.
• Recognition of Opportunity – recognize new opportunities and act to take advantage of them.
• Quantitative Analysis – skilled in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues.
• Assertiveness – defend a point of view and confront others appropriately when necessary.
• Comfort with Risk – take risks when appropriate, and be unafraid to innovate and experiment.
• Organizational Priority – make decisions that are in the best interest of the organization, even if individual people are distressed.
• Decisiveness – make decisions even in ambiguous situations and without full information.
• Self-Motivation/Time Management – determine and prioritize tasks with minimal direction.
• Negotiation Skill – skilled in negotiating tactics, effective in utilizing analysis and creative solutions to extract the greatest value for the company.
• Software Skill – Advanced working knowledge in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Merit-orientation – judge ideas and people on merit alone, without bias or favoritism.
• Influence – influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority.
• Political Skill – know how to get things done within the political framework of an organization.
• Leadership – comfortable taking a leadership role.
• Oral Communication – a skillful public speaker, good at presenting ideas and plans in a persuasive manner.
• Written Communication – a good writer who expresses ideas and positions clearly.
• Cross Cultural – interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.