Category Manager, Procurement
CMA CGM
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Houston • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Knowledge in Facilities, Construction, Energy and Waste categories (not limited to these areas of focus)
- Strategic Procurement management (negotiation, cost comparison, cost reduction, lead-time, quality issues, customer service support to stakeholders)
- Responsible for all day-to-day procurement activities
- Reports on Company tools
- Data analysis and risk management
- Support Headquarter implementations to be implemented regionally
- Gather insights from suppliers and stakeholders
- Lead, develop and implement category strategy best practices, and initiatives that support strong improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payment, risk compliance and other areas as identified
- Negotiate savings, VID and cost avoidance and report on the company tool monthly
- Executes category sourcing strategies including development and execution of RFP’s, documents bid; develops selection criteria and drives the selection of suppliers in collaboration with a cross-functional teams; conducts supplier negotiations and ongoing supplier management
- Aligned with the company and station needs, create major saving projects to optimize their budget spend, guaranteeing quality and spend reduction is delivered
- Drives consolidation of spend and seeks out synergies across Business Units where applicable, reduce/minimize maverick buying by creating catalogs/strategies
- Support and enable critical project resourcing initiatives for team
- Have regular meetings and calls with stakeholders to understand their needs on station/sites/corporate and to address their needs to align it with the category strategy and projects
- Execute complex analytical scenarios to highlight financial pros and cons of supplier proposals
- Negotiate contracts in collaboration with Legal and stakeholders
- Travel as needed for business (up to 10%), to visit sites and locations
Requirements
- Min 8 years of management experience in procurement processes
- Min 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing
- Master’s degree (preferably in business administration, economics, finance, supply chain)
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, both internal and external suppliers
- Possess in depth knowledge of procurement process and best practices
- Understanding of procurement practices and procedures
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced language skills, specifically Spanish is a plus
- Able to manage time efficiently and handle competing priorities
- Able to work independently with little supervision
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic procurement managementdata analysisrisk managementcategory sourcing strategiesRFP developmentsupplier negotiationscost reductioncost avoidancesupplier managementprocurement best practices
Soft Skills
communication skillsanalytical skillstime managementindependent workstakeholder engagementnegotiation skillsleadershipcustomer serviceteam collaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degreecertification in procurementcertification in supply chain managementcertification in negotiationcertification in data analysiscertification in project managementLean Six Sigma certificationCIPS certificationCPM certificationCSCP certification