Category Management Analyst - Hardware, Software and Infrastructure

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Founded 1956

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Description

• Understanding of Technology categories, such as Software (including SaaS), Hardware, and Technology Services. • Proficient in negotiating these deals, familiarity with the relevant global suppliers and particular deal structures including contract terms. • Customer Service and Team Building: Has customer focused mindset; engenders support and trust from all levels of the organization. • Functional procurement knowledge: Worked in sourcing and/or category management roles that drive current procurement practices and next generation methodologies. • Executional Excellence: Ability to get things done and multi-task; acts with a sense of urgency; willingly takes on tactical roles to achieve objectives; able to prioritize; strong decision making/judgment skills. • Collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders including Procurement Leadership, Finance, IT, Product, Security, and Legal teams. • Demonstrates adaptability for working in culturally diverse environments, ensuring that communication styles are appropriate given the differing needs of global teams. • Asks critical questions to challenge status quo thinking. • Support the Procurement team to drive and deliver cost savings opportunities aligned with organization commitments. • Assist in executing against consistent global procurement strategies and practices. • Responsible to support category plans, roadmaps; including analyzing and evaluating benchmarking for supplier performance. • Review and assess contracts, and manage pipeline in E-Sourcing and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools. • Support category procurement goals, metrics, and work plans to meet operational objectives in key category areas.

Requirements

• A few years of experience in Procurement. • 4-year degree in related field required. • Strong Financial Acumen. • Ability to develop relationships and credibility across the organization; demonstrates business acumen, including negotiation skills resulting in win/win scenarios with external suppliers and internal partners. • Ability to work and communicate with departments throughout the organization, with minimal supervision. • Possess the ability to deal effectively with pressure, multiple tasks, deadlines and rapidly changing priorities. • Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). • Proficient in use of E-Sourcing Tools (preferably Workday Strategic Sourcing). • Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.

Benefits

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others. • The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences. • Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so. • An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.