Sr. Category Manager, Construction, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

Key job responsibilities

• Lead individual GC construction category projects, partnering with the team, owning the delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar sites.
• Identify, develop and deliver long term sourcing strategies, lead key initiatives with cross-functional teams; drive the decision-making process of the category roadmap with senior leadership.
• Build relationships and alignment with internal and external stakeholders to effectively plan and deliver site launches to meet site construction programs, particularly for Prime week and Peak season.
• Own the individual targets and goals identified across the NA GC construction category scope as well as identifying and delivering incremental process and system improvements.
• Drive Supplier sourcing, award, contracting and ongoing support until project delivery, while maintaining commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving optimal cost and performance;
• Lead supplier performance management; including improving sustainability & social responsibility;
• Help develop Key Performance Indicators and set goals for the team
• Audit the progress of the team to ensure we are meeting customer expectations
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
• Experience defining and executing program requirements
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• 7+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• 7+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
• 7+ years of construction cost management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP
• Experience being responsible/leading large and complex negotiations
• 7+ years of construction management or working with general contractors and managing supplier diversity initiatives experience