Truist

Senior Category Manager – Professional Services, Human Resources

Truist

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Responsible for managing all demand management and supply management activities for categories of spend
  • Drive collaboration with key business/executive partners
  • Manage pipeline of projects for the team and ensure project delivery
  • Develop and execute category strategy
  • Build strong relationships with internal customers and industry suppliers
  • Lead cross-functional teams in development of category specifications, RFIs, RFPs, and contracts
  • Perform market data analysis for negotiations and supplier selection
  • Ensure best practices in the sourcing process are followed
  • Remedy inconsistent vendor performance and improve vendor performance and spend allocation
  • Promote risk excellence and compliance with bank policies

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree is required
  • 6 to 10 years of relevant experience in sourcing (and related functions) with regulated organizations known for the strength of their operational, customer service, and risk excellence
  • Knowledge of the market, suppliers and cost drivers
  • Demonstrated experience with managing matrixed supplier relationships
  • Direct management experience of a sourcing/procurement team function with strategic development responsibilities in Financial Services and/or heavily regulated industry
  • Ability to learn content quickly and apply a strategic lens to category spend
  • Ability to engage and communication with internal and external stakeholders
  • Track record of success in supplier consolidation and driving spend to preferred suppliers
  • Subject Matter Expertise in strategic sourcing methodology and techniques
  • Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships
  • Proficient analytical skills
  • Proficient written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient project management and time management skills
  • Proficient business acumen
  • Proficient negotiation and influencing skills
  • Proficient interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, particularly at the management level
  • Self-motivated, with executive presence and presentation skills.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • disability
  • accidental death and dismemberment
  • tax-preferred savings accounts
  • 401k plan
  • no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status)
  • 10 sick days (also prorated)
  • paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
sourcingprocurementmarket data analysiscategory strategyRFIsRFPscontract managementsupplier selectionstrategic sourcing methodologyvendor performance management
Soft Skills
collaborationrelationship buildingcommunicationproject managementtime managementbusiness acumennegotiationinfluencinginterpersonal skillsself-motivation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree