Category Manager

What are we looking for in our Category Manager?

Our client, a renowned financial services and insurance company based in Hartford, CT, is seeking an Assistant Director of Category Management.

Contract - W2 Non Exempt

Location: Hartford, CT or Morristown, NJ (Hybrid)

Pay Range: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour DOE

The Assistant Director, Category Management is an individual contributor role with responsibility to develop, monitor, and manage Category strategy for Corporate Real Estate and Business Services across the enterprise for the entire lifecycle of spend. Focus will include, but not limited to, category strategies to support Capital & Operating expenses, corporate cards, fleet, document lifecycle, and other commodity-based purchases and enterprise programs. Annual category spend exceeds $120M. This role will direct and execute strategic sourcing strategies, develop category best practices, and initiatives that support aggressive improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, lead times, payment, risk compliance and other areas as identified.

Reports to AVP, Category Lead for Corporate & Investment Services.

Job Responsibilities

• This role is responsible for the entire lifecycle of assigned spend and will work within an agile delivery approach working closely with a sourcing delivery team. This role has responsibility for all suppliers within the assigned category of spend emerging & existing legacy) and will drive standards/best practices for assigned spend.
• This role functions as a trusted advisor to SSRE & finance leaders to define best practices, introduce demand & supply-side opportunities and establish targets.
• This leader will also directly lead the end-to-end sourcing events in support of major initiatives and/or significant vendor relationships.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a corporate a sourcing & procurement function with the responsibility for sourcing & negotiating agreements of varying complexity, scope and value.
• Experience in leading strategic sourcing process as well as reviewing, analyzing, drafting and negotiating contract terms.
• Strong packaging and presentation skills with the ability to analyze and explain complex pricing models.
• Strong understanding of legal concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with ability to communicate with peers and various levels of management.
• Self-motivated with ability to work within agile team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain, business or related field or equivalent experience.
• Creative, quality and results-driven work ethic
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Possesses substantial applied knowledge based on experience in sourcing categories
• Contract-to-payment process experience
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing/commodity/spend category management methodology
• Experience with Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma methodology
• Needs to be comfortable challenging current-state thinking, with evidence and recommend alternative approaches to solving a problem
  
  

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Rate/Salary: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour DOE