Supply Chain Management – Category Manager
General Dynamics Information Technology
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $93,662 - $95,450 per year
About the role
- Develop innovative strategies for the indirect and direct IT Network/Telecom spend category
- Report to the Sr. Manager of Category Management
- Work closely with stakeholders and the Managers and staff of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
- Create, socialize, and update category strategies across the network and telecom category
- Maximize the value obtained from each supply market balancing competing demands
- Conduct detailed supply market research
- Establish and leverage relationships with large-scale hardware OEMs
- Work closely with internal departments and customer-facing programs to understand, document, and analyze current and forecasted category demands
- Develop strategies for gaining the best value from current and future supply markets
- Regularly evaluate category and adjust strategies as appropriate
- Solve process, supplier performance and market-disruption problems including developing solutions under tight timeframes
Requirements
- 5+ years of related experience
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or 4+ years of equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree
- Experience: 5+ years of corporate, commercial, or FAR regulated supply chain experience (experience in a Fortune 500 company, government contractor, or federal government)
- US Citizenship: Performs work on contracts that require US citizenship
- Demonstrated understanding of FAR and its compliance requirements and audit implications on category strategies
- Experience managing complex project and influencing persons not in one’s chain of authority
- Experience in written/oral communications at all levels of the company (including C-level / Executive)
- Demonstrated knowledge of full lifecycle SCM-related topic areas (including strategic sourcing, contract types, bid sheet structures, proposal analyses, and contract negotiations)
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Paid time off including vacation, sick, personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
supply chain managementstrategic sourcingcontract negotiationsmarket researchcategory managementbid sheet structuresproposal analysessupplier performance evaluationprocess problem solvingFAR compliance
Soft skills
stakeholder engagementcommunicationinfluencingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingproblem solvingcollaborationanalytical skillsadaptabilitytime management