Category Management Manager

This Manager, Category Management (Capital) is a critical position that supports the Project Development & Execution, Pipeline Engineering & Construction, Operations & Maintenance, and Company businesses with the development and deployment of Category Strategies. In doing so, the Manager will work closely with business partners to source, select, contract, and manage supplier relationships. Additionally, this position will be responsible for integrating new business processes, sourcing, and contracting principles and systems being developed through our SCM transformation.

We are seeking a professional with proven experience managing and leading category teams, engaging business partners and suppliers in the processes associated with end‑to‑end category management, including segmentation, sourcing, contracting, post award contract management and supplier management. The Category Management Manager is responsible for:

• Managing a team of Supply Chain professionals.
• Integrating and working closely with business partners in Project Development & Execution, Pipeline Engineering & Construction, Operations & Maintenance, and Land Holdings businesses.
• Delivering the selection of suppliers for services, material and equipment used in the construction and maintenance of the LNG, Pipeline, and power generation facilities.
• Engaging with Category Management, Purchasing, Materials Management teams and business partners to deliver strategies to meet business needs and supply market capability.
• Implementing contracts for use by the business and purchasing teams.
• Maintaining supplier performance and commercial contract documentation.
• Driving compliance, continuous improvement, and value delivery.

• Provide leadership in the management of the team’s category portfolio, value delivery, data integrity and communication.
• Lead, coach, and performance manage team’s quality of work, and career development.
• Communicate with business stakeholders to align the strategic intent of supplier relationships, category or sourcing strategies and the business needs.
• Proactively influence senior leaders to gain alignment and access to appropriate resources.
• Coordinate business specific interests while leveraging our scope and scale.
• Support innovation and introduction of changes considering internal and external market.
• Ensure the timeliness and quality of sourcing and contracting.
• Provide assurance for team performance, quality of work, data management and capability development related to their Sourcing, Competitive bidding, Contracting and category implementation.

• Act as the primary interface for all 3rd party spend in the category for the Business and SCM.
• Own business relationships and collaborates with their teams to provide thought leadership and ways of working that drive category and contract management best practices.
• Support cross-team workload balance to ensure SCM services are delivered with quality and timely response.
• Support the team in the development of Contract and Procurement Strategies for Project Development & Execution and Operations Projects.
• Develop supplier management plans for category‑specific suppliers, to manage internal and external relationships focused on enhancing collaboration and value.
• Manage targeted supplier relationships for the Category.
• Champion supplier innovation with business stakeholders and leadership to contribute to Company future success.
• Support Contract Owners to gather performance feedback for effective contractor and supplier management.

• Provide input to the development of comprehensive Category Strategies.
• Integrate and connect demand planning, materials management, inventory strategy, contract call‑off, buying and invoice requirements to deliver the Category.
• Integrate Category Strategies, SCM ways of working and sourcing and contracting timelines into Project Development & Execution and Operations Capital Contract and Procurement Strategies.
• Ensure the category activities are compliant with local laws/regulations, policies and SCM functional policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Implement…