Category Manager, IT - Procurement
Constant Contact

Loveland, Colorado

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The Category Manager, IT will be a solution oriented problem solver, intellectually curious, entrepreneurial, intuitive, rigorous, and have the highest ethical standards. Our successful candidate will add value by working on a number of simultaneous projects with minimal supervision and exemplary follow-through.

The Procurement team acts as a consultative business partner to key stakeholders developing annual sourcing strategies to support both short and long term business objectives/goals. It consists of experienced, motivated and self sufficient professionals in the Strategic Sourcing and Contracting area. Ideally, the candidate will have solid Sourcing methodology concepts and a keen ability to influence decision making, which will allow them to provide support across the Professional Services commodities.

What you'll do:

 

  • Develops and implements short and long term Procurement strategies that incorporate contracts, Procurement tools and supplier management techniques. 
  • Partners with key stakeholders at the highest levels of the organization to identify opportunities, aggregate and standardize goods and services as required to leverage Procurement power and optimize working capital. 
  • Leads major procurement projects, developing the strategy for sourcing, supplier selection, Total Cost of Ownership evaluation, Return on Investment, cost negotiation and contract language negotiation.
  • Builds and maintains positive business relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
  • Ability to clearly articulate the Procurement team's value proposition.
  • Possesses understanding of the functional organizations under their purview, their overall business; mission, strategies, and goals. 
  • Understand what critical success factors as well as understanding the technology of whatever is being purchased. 
  • Collaborate on approach and process while providing a high level Procurement and Business Value.
  • Performs overall spend analysis and Category Management Plan annually for the assigned Portfolio. 
  • Recommends and implements changes to achieve cost reductions and efficiencies. 
  • Leverages business relationships to adjust the pipeline of yearly priorities based on spend analysis and budget discussions, as well as long term strategies and vision.
  • Ensure compliance with Procurement Ethics, Procurement Policies, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Standards, Values, Internal Controls, laws, etc.
Who you are:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
  • 8-10 years experience in a Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing or Procurement role.
  • Ability to manage a diverse matrix of stakeholders across different business units and developing strong relationships.
  • Leadership skills: Ability to motivate and engage team members. Problem solving and decision making skills.
  • Accountability/Results Driven: Personal willingness to be responsible for the outcome of your actions and the determination and know-how to ensure that results are achieved.
  • Customer Oriented: The desire and ability to provide high quality of service to all customers in a responsive and prompt manner.
  • Influencing Skills: The ability to work in close alignment with other functions internally and suppliers externally to influence others so that the desired results are achieved.
  • Project Management: The ability to manage multiple projects to deliver the desired outcome.
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