Lead Category Sourcing Manager, Professional Services

** Lead Category Sourcing Manager, Professional Services*
* -Hybrid

New Britain, CT.

** Come make the world and accelerate your success.*
* It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

** The Job:*
* Reporting to the Director, Indirect Procurement, this individual is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, elevating business engagement, and delivering annual business objectives.  The role will drive category engagement models that deliver best value suppliers, contracts, and innovation for key professional services leaders and stakeholders.

Specifically, you'll:

+ Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for Professional Services subcategories delivering value against productivity, service, quality, and innovation.

+ Lead and manage cross-functional sourcing projects from initiation through implementation, ensuring alignment with category strategies, timely delivery of objectives, and effective stakeholder engagement.

+ Drive annual productivity improvements in applicable spend categories.

+ Supplier selection, contracting and negotiation process.

+ Track performance within each applicable spend category across goals & business metrics.

+ Monitor strategy implementation and contract compliance.

+ Drive best practices across categories and business partners.

+ Lead cross-functional teams to develop and implement category strategies.

+ Drive value through supplier relationship management.

+ Lead or co-lead business reviews with key providers.

+ Drive advancement of category based on broad knowledge of market trends.

+ Effectively influence, communicate, and lead at all levels within the company.

** The Person:*
* ** 5 to 10 years of strategic sourcing with experience in Indirect Sourcing Categories, including background across Professional Services landscape.*
* ** Bachelor's degree in required*
* ** Must have a balance of both strategic and operational capacities, including global sourcing, stakeholder management, supplier management, and cross functional partnering.*
* ** Experience in advanced sourcing techniques and tools, and supplier management*
* ** Global mindset with experience working in an international/multi-cultural matrix environment.*
* ** Ability to develop and execute complex sourcing strategies.*
* ** Strong negotiating skills. Comfortable with complex agreements and contracts*
* ** Demonstrated financial and general business acumen.*
* ** Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels; particularly at the management level.*
* ** Capable of building sustainable business partnerships with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers.*
* ** Influencing without direct authority*
* ** Comfortable driving through conflict and ambiguity*
* ** Strong financial and total value capture understanding*
* ** The Details:*
* You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

+ Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

+ Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

** And More:*
* We want our company to be a place you'll want to be - and stay. Being part of our team means you'll get to:

+  _Grow:_  Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

+  _Learn:_  Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera®, and online university.

+  _Belong:_  Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

+  _Give Back:_  Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business…