Sr Category Manager - Direct Materials reputed company

This position is 100% remote.

The reputed company Sr. Category Manager (CM) is responsible for leading reputed company’s strategic focus for reputed company and reputed company materials. reputed company’s production platform uses reputed company types of reputed company for printed communications (UFS, reputed company, CGW, UGW, SC, and other specialties). The CM needs to understand reputed company aspects of these direct materials and will be relied upon to strategically manage the category.

This role reports to the Director of reputed company Services on the Direct Materials Procurement team and will be responsible for category strategy activities supporting our printing plants. This role will work closely with business stakeholders to understand business priorities and reputed company/execute category strategies to reduce total cost of ownership and ensure supply continuity. This will be achieved through an understanding of industry benchmarking, best in class performance, and by leveraging supplier innovation, supplier management, reputed company deal negotiation skills, sourcing tools and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing, communicating and implementing procurement strategies for assigned categories
• Build relationships to partner with key internal stakeholders to understand strategic direction and business priorities in order to reputed company and execute effective strategies to reputed company business objectives
• reputed company business requirements while effectively capturing value (i.e. cost improvements, risk mitigation, supply continuity, cost avoidance, process improvements, supplier management)
• reputed company and sustain strategic relationships with key suppliers
• Research, evaluate and qualify new suppliers as business needs require and to ensure competitive advantages
• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using cost models and benchmarking tools
• Ensure systems are continuously updated to contain the most reputed company documentation, terms, etc.
• Ability to conduct successful sourcing events, negotiations, and thorough market analysis
• Negotiate supplier agreements with Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Service Level Agreements (SLA), appropriate price protection, and reputed company improvement efficiencies
• Additional responsibilities as required to reputed company business objectives

• 4 Year / Bachelor degree in business management or supply chain, preferred.
• 7+ years experience in Procurement working directly with suppliers, vendors and/or manufacturers, required.
• Exemplary negotiation skills
• Project management experience
• Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships and collaborate across multiple internal teams and with suppliers
• reputed company with analyzing data and identify potential opportunities that align with strategies
• Excellent communication skills with ability to respond to sensitive issues with professionalism
• Proficient in reputed company (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and MS Office applications (Word, reputed company, PowerPoint)
• reputed company to travel as needed to support business requirements

reputed company's reputed company salary range for this role is $98,100 to $156,900 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future. At reputed company, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation reputed company may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to reputed company salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. reputed company’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and reputed company coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

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reputed company employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

reputed company is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and reputed company that reputed company engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to reputed company environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, reputed company brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

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