Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Skills
Benchmarking
Business Cases
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Improvement
Cost Reduction
Job Details
Job Title: Manager, Vegetation Management Strategic Sourcing
Job Type: Full Time / Perm / Direct Hire
Job Description:
Pay Range: $140000Years - $140000Years
- The Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager is responsible for establishing and leading a high-performance sourcing team, developing strategic portfolio and
- category plans, and ensuring governance of the contract approval process.
- This role manages spend across multiple categories, drives cost savings, ensures service excellence, and optimizes supplier performance.
- Establish and lead a high-performance team to develop strategic portfolio and category plans.
- Ensure governance of the contract approval process from creation through award.
- Oversee contract spend across multiple categories and develop short- and long-term sourcing strategies.
- Lead complex cross-functional teams in executing strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Manage spend analysis, needs assessment, benchmarking, and business case development.
- Lead the development and execution of negotiation strategies.
- Monitor and maximize customer satisfaction using standardized client service level agreements.
- Manage continuous improvement-based relationships that deliver mutually beneficial results for clients and suppliers.
- Establish service level agreements to hold suppliers accountable for performance.
- Approve purchase orders and contracts ranging from $500,000 to $10 million.
- Directly supervise Sourcing Supervisors, Category Leaders, and Sourcing Specialists.
- Develop work processes and procedures aligning with organizational requirements.
- Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience (one year of experience for each year of college).
- 8+ years of total sourcing or related industry experience, with some positions requiring technical or category expertise.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams effectively.
- Strong problem-solving and implementation skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and management abilities.
- SAP/SRM proficiency.
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
- Strategic sourcing and project management experience.
- Utility industry experience.
- 10+ years of total sourcing or related industry experience.
- 5+ years of supervisory experience.
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