Regional Category Manager overseeing procurement strategies for Thales in the Americas. Responsible for supplier relationships, risk mitigation, and strategic sourcing.
About the role
- Category Manager leading strategic sourcing initiatives at Williams to support business objectives. Collaborating cross-functionally with an emphasis on measurable results and strategic partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Drive value by proactively leading strategic sourcing and category initiatives that support business objectives
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align priorities, inform decisions, and advance initiatives
- Use strong analytical insight and creative thinking to identify opportunities
- Challenge the status quo when appropriate and translate ideas into actionable strategies
- Advocate effectively for value-creating solutions, balancing bold action with disciplined execution to deliver measurable results with integrity and accountability
- Interprets business challenges and recommends standard methodologies/strategies to improve category, processes or services
- Collaborates with business partners to develop comprehensive supplier and category strategies
- Develops and leads cross-functional supplier qualification and management processes
- Builds Key Performance Indicators for supplier performance reviews
- Identifies and establishes strategic supplier partnerships to handle costs and optimize resources
- Develops and maintains category and subcategory structures
- Negotiates and implements contract terms and conditions
- Conducts spend analysis and develops measurable supplier management and risk mitigation processes
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or technology field (required)
- Minimum of seven (7) year's experience handling a diversified supply chain environment (for Category Manager Senior)
- Minimum of nine (9) year's experience handling a diversified supply chain environment (preferred for Category Manager Senior)
- Minimum of five (5) year's experience handling a diversified supply chain environment (for Category Manager III)
- Minimum of seven (7) year's experience handling a diversified supply chain environment (preferred for Category Manager III)
- Minimum of three (3) year's experience handling a diversified supply chain environment (for Category Manager II)
- Minimum of five (5) year's experience handling a diversified supply chain environment (preferred for Category Manager II)
- Certification from Institute of Supplier Management (ISM) or American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) (preferred)
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills
- Experience working in a cross-functional environment
- Demonstrates a strong, working knowledge of market intelligence to inform sourcing and category strategies
- Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in category and supplier management
- Demonstrates materials planning experience
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Annual incentive program
- Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
- Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
- 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
- A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Robust employee learning and development
- High internal mobility (we promote from within)
- Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
- Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
- Domestic partner benefits
- Educational reimbursement
- Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
- Employee resource groups
- Employee assistance programs
- Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
- Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes
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