Category Manager, Indirect Procurement

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables.
• Expert use of analysis, forecasting, problem solving and quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions.
• Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables.
• Negotiates price, availability, quality, service and delivery schedule.
• Makes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability.
• Analyzes and incorporates specific market data into negotiations, strategies and plans that correlate to the indirect procurement categories procured.
• Communicates and presents clear strategies, plans and cost impacts to upper management.
• Perform strategic sourcing activities thru launching and managing competitive bidding process (RFPs) in light of our procurement policy with values above $100,000.
• Measures and evaluates suppliers under a Supplier Relationship management (SRM) program.
• Contributor to the company's supply chain and procurement policies.
• Responsible for implementing and driving change.
• Category management under the strategic sourcing process developing category strategies, stakeholder management (in some instances exposure to Senior Executives), and value creation targets.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• 8 + years related procurement experience, category management or specialized technical experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in related field.
• Experience working with Sourcing, Contracting and P2P suites i.e. Oracle, Coupa, SAP Ariba, etc is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.
• Negotiation and analytical skills required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from suppliers and all levels of staff and management, both shipboard and shoreside.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Financial Responsibilities

• Oversees a multimillion-dollar category spend. ($1 Bi – Non PO Spend)

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

• Up to 25% domestic and international travel, as necessary.