Category Manager - Technology

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Job Summary:

The Category Manager – Technology plays a key role in managing Cinemark’s Technology spend category, by executing the business strategy that delivers value through total cost of ownership and helps ensure that Cinemark has a reliable supply. This role involves developing and executing category management, spend analytics, sourcing, contract negotiations, and other procurement/P2P activities. Supports a number of divisions at the company as a procurement leadership resource to improve quality, maximize customer service, value creation, and reduce supplier cost.

Additional duties include:

• Design and execute a robust Technology category strategy that aligns with Cinemark’s broader business goals and delivers measurable value.
• Demonstrate the highest level of ethics and integrity in all supplier interactions ensuring accountability, service excellence and long‑term collaboration.
• Own the full sourcing lifecycle, from market research and RFP management to bid evaluation and contract finalization.
• Gain the respect and trust of departmental spend owners to uncover and implement impactful cost optimization opportunities through strategic sourcing, license model evaluations, and supplier consolidation efforts.
• Work closely with other areas of Procurement to develop strategies for reducing total costs, improving transactional efficiencies, and improving supplier performance.
• Develop, negotiate and administer contracts for key suppliers; manage the supplier base.
• Develop and implement best practices in supply market intelligence, sourcing, performance management and process improvements.
• Collaborate with leaders to establish short‑term and long‑term business objectives for the procurement function.
• Assist and lead in the continued development and implementation of the company’s procurement vision and strategy.
• Direct and implement appropriate corporate and departmental policies and procedures; establish category goals and objectives that best meet the requirements of the company and operating departments; evaluate progress toward achieving these goals.
• Promote excellent customer service by maintaining communication with departments regarding category opportunities, market analysis, and risk management.
• Remain competent and current through self‑directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, and attending professional development and training courses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, and/or Accounting related fields.
• At least 7 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management with extensive focus on technology‑related categories.
• Strong presence and credibility as a category expert with the ability to influence a wide range of groups and individuals to actively support a point of view or position and secure buy‑in when views differ.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, capable of working effectively across all levels of the organization and with external partners.
• Proven ability to operate strategically and tactically in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, analytical and presentation skills with the ability to act with enthusiasm and flexibility in a constantly evolving and collaborative environment.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams and multiple clients with competing demands.
• Innovative problem‑solving skills.
• Advanced experience with MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

• Category Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to think strategically about assigned categories, envisioning future possibilities and translating them into…