Owens & Minor

Procurement Category Manager

Owens & Minor

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Develops and implements enterprise-wide sourcing strategies
  • Owns sourcing strategy for assigned areas
  • Manages the strategic sourcing process for Kitting and Raw Materials, from supplier/product evaluation to negotiating contracts and compliance monitoring
  • Coordinates and manages the ongoing supplier management process
  • Maintains an up-to-date understanding of enterprise needs, relevant industries, and best practices for strategic sourcing
  • Manages commodity and strategic sourcing efforts and relationships
  • Successfully liaise between the site locations and corporate to implement updates to raw material qualifications as needed to support business initiatives and sourcing strategy
  • Performs market research on assigned categories and commodities
  • Support eSourcing Initiatives and manage the contract lifecycle
  • Identifies qualified suppliers for participation in sourcing events
  • Leads (or assist with) contract negotiations using a variety of techniques, including multi-round competitive bidding Request for Information processes; manages and facilitates cross-functional teams in the pursuit of corporate procurement categories; maintains the highest degree of ethical standards and adherence to Owens & Minor policies in the conduct of corporate procurement projects
  • Monitors significant developments among suppliers, i.e. financial results, management turnover, and product line strategies
  • Provides training and tools to business users and internal customers to support procurement processes
  • Provides management and administrative support for technology tools that support the supplier and contract management processes
  • Networks externally to facilitate competitive intelligence: best practices, emerging/potential sources of competitive advantage, market pricing, etc.
  • Works with internal customers and business units to formulate short to long-term sourcing strategies for external suppliers/service providers
  • Develops effective working relationships with key decision makers/influencers, line of business executives, and subject matter experts
  • Monitors supplier compliance with established agreements to include service levels, outages or other unusual events, customer satisfaction levels, supplier responsiveness, accuracy and timeliness of invoices, and invoice processing efficiency
  • Monitors organizational compliance with established vendor agreements, including adherence to contract terms, meeting requirements for self-audit and true-up, and timeliness of invoice payment
  • Tracks and reports savings for assigned categories
  • Runs queries in financial systems and interprets data and results to help Owens & Minor to make vital business decisions as part of the sourcing process
  • Performs spend analysis based on several different sources of information/data
  • Prepares financial models and presents results to sourcing teams and internal customers
  • Works independently to analyze enterprise-wide current spend and suppliers used through the Accounts Payable, Travel & Expense, wire transfers, corporate procurement cards, and other financial systems
  • Reviews paper and electronic invoices to understand and un-bundle the current pricing of goods and services into parts, such as purchase prices, discounts, implementation charges, and add-on fees
  • Analyzes spending patterns and all associated costs relative to the total cost of ownership related to goods and services
  • Understands and develops volume, growth patterns, and assumptions necessary for sourcing any individual category
  • Reviews and analyzes supplier responses at each round and identifies areas for clarification, i.e., incomplete information, comparing specific and total pricing
  • Analyzes procurement processes for inefficiencies, gaps, and ineffectiveness, making recommendations to management regarding opportunities for improvement; leads, partners, or consults on implementing sanctioned changes or modifications
  • Takes advantage of opportunities to increase utilization of e-procurement tools
  • Performs additional duties as directed

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
  • 7 or more years of experience in procurement and negotiation of indirect goods and services or in business areas related to assigned procurement categories (sourcing, healthcare, logistics, warehouse operations, inventory management, etc.)
  • CPM, CPIM, and CPSM certifications preferred
  • Solid knowledge of procurement and asset management
  • International regulatory experience/exposure preferred
  • Broad understanding of corporate procurement internal customer’s area of business: facilities, HR, legal, travel, etc.
  • Fundamental understanding of financial systems data, accounting processes, and e-procurement technologies
  • Broad understanding of major corporate suppliers
  • Experienced with presenting and selling ideas at multiple levels
  • Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical and negotiation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct Requests for Procurement and Request for Information processes
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct competitive bidding processes in an unbiased and ethical manner
  • Ability to read and write contracts and agreements
  • Strong project management skills
  • Proficient with MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Understands principles of accounting, including the ability to read and analyze financial statements of suppliers
  • Financial analysis skills, including the ability to prepare complex financial models by evaluating alternatives
  • Superior interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills
  • Highly developed analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent networking skills
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
  • 401(k), eligibility after one year of service
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tuition reimbursement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
procurementnegotiationsourcingfinancial analysisspend analysiscontract managemente-procurementdata analysismarket researchsupplier management
Soft skills
analytical skillsnegotiation skillsproject managementinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsconflict-resolution skillscritical thinkingleadershipnetworkingteam collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeCPMCPIMCPSM