About the role

  • Category Manager managing strategic sourcing initiatives at CNO Financial Group. Develop category strategies and collaborate with stakeholders for successful vendor management.

Responsibilities

  • Develop category strategies for respective groups of categories in alignment with overall Category Management objectives
  • Developing formal category requirements aligned to business priorities and Category Management objectives
  • Developing and maintaining category profile and managing risk
  • Evaluating and analyzing annual spend data, external market data and other necessary information to support the Director of Category Management in enhancing, updating and validating category-specific strategies
  • Collaborating with business stakeholders to develop category strategies, and review category strategies with business stakeholders
  • Improving the total cost of ownership across category management, and identifying opportunities for incremental cost savings and enhanced vendor relationships
  • Coordinating and implementing strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned categories
  • Developing definition of strategic sourcing scope and plan
  • Developing sourcing initiative strategies according to total cost of ownership model, internal data and market intelligence
  • Identifying selection factors and screening suppliers
  • Coordinating the RFx process
  • Overseeing and negotiating master and other agreements for respective categories
  • Providing guidance, coaching and support to the business with regards to category strategy, strategic sourcing and demand/supply planning
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field
  • Five years of related professional work experience
  • Demonstrated experience in critical analysis
  • Understanding of Data Centers: Knowledge of data center operations, infrastructure, and best practices
  • Familiarity with cloud computing, virtualization, and related technologies
  • IT Systems and Legacy Systems: Understanding of legacy systems, their architecture, and the challenges involved in outsourcing their management
  • Knowledge of system migration strategies and the implications of transitioning to new systems
  • Financial Acumen: Understand budgeting, cost analysis, and financial modeling related to outsourcing agreements
  • Proven ability to assess the financial impact of contracts and ensure cost-effectiveness.

Benefits

  • medical insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • short-term & long-term disability insurance
  • Paid time-off and corporate holidays
  • paid parental leave
  • company paid life insurance

Job title

Category Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$107,800 - $161,800 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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