Category Manager

About the Role

This position reports to the Category Management Director - Reliability and Mechanical Integrity Services. Responsibilities include negotiation, day-to-day support, and administration of Industrial Contractor Services agreements for the enterprise. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute sourcing strategies that enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and support heightened reliability and cost predictability across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned categories to optimize the supply base and deliver maximum value to the Business.
• Identifies and executes value delivery (cost savings, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement) and risk reduction opportunities within assigned categories.
• Analyzes and interprets data for use in decision-making and actions in support of category strategy, including TCO and should-cost modeling.
• Develops, implements, and manages category strategies with a focus on the value proposition, commercial agreement execution, and administration.
• Develops and manages strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating to align on category strategies and understand demand/spend profiles and business requirements.
• Develops and manages KPIs for measuring supplier performance and facilitates issue resolution.
• Leads utilization and performance assessments to confirm strategies are effective and strategic suppliers are meeting expectations.
• Identifies and leads strategic sourcing projects, analyzes business objectives, develops project plans, and leads cross-functional teams to ensure milestones are met.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand demand/spend profiles and develops strategies to mitigate risks and ensure best-in-class support.
• Mentors Category Analysts to ensure execution of all aspects of the category strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Four (4) or more years of Supply Chain or business-relevant experience.

Skills

• Strong analytical and negotiation capabilities.
• Solid understanding of TRACK and SAP Purchasing modules and processes.
• Customer-focused mindset with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build productive, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Adept at managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Location: Findlay, Ohio | Additional Location: San Antonio, Texas