Hybrid Procurement Category Manager

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About the role

  • Procurement Category Manager at Gartner responsible for strategic sourcing of Global IT Software Solutions. Creating strategic plans and managing supplier relationships for effective procurement outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Establish strong relationships with stakeholders; building a robust understanding of mission critical priorities and requirements across spend categories and suppliers.
  • Work collaboratively with geographically dispersed stakeholders to develop strategic category plans for the IT Software categories.
  • Serve as the Procurement SME for your stakeholders and guide them on strategic sourcing and operational procurement processes.
  • Communicate early and often. Proactively seek ways to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
  • Lead cross-functional teams through a disciplined sourcing process.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of relevant sourcing and negotiation experience of highly complex technology agreements across software categories
  • Strong analytical skills with proficiency to tell the story of “what the data means”.
  • Compelling collaboration skills that foster strong relationships with internal & external business partners.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications, G-suite and Sourcing/Procurement solutions for e-sourcing, spend analytics, contract lifecycle management (CLM) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P).

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401k matching up to $7,200 per year
  • Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  • Generous PTO
  • Flexible work arrangements

Job title

Procurement Category Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$86,000 - $118,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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