Category Manager
Mueller Water Products
Category Manager, Facilities Management, Real Estate, Construction
Gerber Collision & Glass
full-time
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Location: Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Create and implement forward-looking Procurement & Sourcing strategies for facility management services, real estate and construction products and services
- Build and maintain strong relationships with facility management services, real estate, and construction service providers; lead supplier selection, performance evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Negotiate strategic contracts, pricing, and terms with facility management services, real estate and construction vendors to achieve cost savings and ensure compliance
- Partner with Boyd Indirect Procurement regional analyst teams to support targeted vendor opportunities
- Conduct thorough, regular market research and analysis, benchmarking supplier offerings, pricing trends, and technology advancements
- Lead initiatives to streamline procurement processes, leveraging digital tools and analytics to enhance efficiency and transparency
- Manage the enterprise trade partnership with our IFM solution partner, Vixxo, to simplify the work order to payment process
- Partner with internal Facility Management, Construction, Acquisition IT, Risk, Finance, Legal, and Operational teams to align category management strategies
- Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track savings, supplier performance, and category KPIs and present insights to senior leadership
- Responsible for adjacent spend categories including utilities and equipment maintenance as managed through our IFM partner
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- 5+ years of procurement experience with a focus on facility management services, real estate and construction categories, preferably in a complex, multi-site organization
- Demonstrated success in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, and Professional Services category management
- Knowledge of Procurement tools and technology (preferably Vixxo) and ability to operationalize outcomes of Procurement activities via buy channel enablement and compliance management
- Strong ability to design facility management services, real estate and construction sourcing strategies and negotiate complex contracts while balancing cost, quality, and risk
- Proficient in market analysis, cost modeling, and benchmarking to drive competitive sourcing decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build rapport and influence with internal stakeholders and external vendors
- Skilled in leveraging procurement analytics and digital tools (Domo, MS Excel, Power BI, or similar) for reporting and insights
- Proven project management skills and ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
- Understanding of solutions, services, and trends that affect procurement decisions and supplier performance
- Willingness to travel occasionally to visit supplier sites or corporate offices
- Proficient with procurement software (e.g., Workday), IFM systems (e.g., Vixxo), and Google Suite
- Capable of working independently and with minimum supervision
