Category Manager

Thales; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 1,465,000 - 2,199,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A multinational technology company located in Mexico City is seeking a Category Manager to lead strategic procurement efforts. Responsibilities include stakeholder management, negotiating contracts, and developing sourcing strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in procurement, a strong business background, and excellent communication skills in English. This position comes with competitive health and retirement benefits.

Servicios

Elective Health and Dental plans

Retirement Savings Plan

Company paid holidays and vacation days

Company provided Life Insurance

Formación

• 8+ years of relevant work experience in procurement or similar position.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Help the Team Leader organize the category for calibrated workload.
• Ensure adherence to Thales Group Purchasing policies.
• Monitor category markets and develop up-to-date category strategies.

Conocimientos

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Fluent English

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, procurement or comparable field

Descripción del empleo

Mexico City (Polanco Site)

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Category Manager who is primarily responsible for the effective creation and implementation of all the category’s strategic direction and management of the category within the scope of their responsibility (supporting the Cybersecurity & Digital Identity production needs), working with the global team to implement category strategies, assure supply of materials, negotiate contracts and commercial terms and supplier relationship management). This role will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, as well as identifying and mitigating supply chain risk.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Act as the point of contact (POC) for internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Bids and Proposals, Department Heads, Suppliers, Audits, etc.) and determine the priorities for the Category within the region
• Help the Team Leader to organize the category in such a way as to ensure a calibrated workload as well as a link to Stakeholders in order to ensure that their needs, requirements and priorities are addressed
• Ensure that Category, Procurement and Stakeholder Team members adhere to the Thales Group Purchasing policies
• Ensure the Category adheres to the cost and competitiveness of the goods and services purchased through the Purchasing Executive Summary (PES)
• Establish a method and monitor the execution of Category activities.
• Monitor category markets on an on-going basis to identify and understand key players, newcomers, economic evolutions, market or regulation constraints, innovations and technology in order to support the development of the most up to date category strategies for the businesses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, procurement or comparable field of study.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in procurement or similar position.
• Negotiation skills, problem solver and strategic thinker.
• Fluent English with effective communication skills.
• MS Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.

What We Offer

• Elective Health and Dental plans.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Company provided Life Insurance.

Why Join Us

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