Category Manager - Professional Corporate Services

ITG Brands, LLC; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 119,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401k with company match

15 company-paid holidays

Hybrid workplace - remote/in-office

Generous paid time off

Education assistance

Employee referral bonus program

Summer hours

Casual dress policy

Job summary

ITG Brands, a major US tobacco company, seeks a Category Manager for Professional/Corporate Services in the Americas. You will lead category strategy, sourcing, and supplier performance, partnering with stakeholders to deliver measurable P&L value while ensuring governance and compliance.

The role involves negotiating contracts, managing supplier risk, and coordinating with global procurement teams to implement category strategies.

Qualifications

• Education in Procurement, Business, Supply Chain or related field.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and category management.
• Proven contract negotiation and supplier management experience.
• Strong commercial and analytical capability.
• Experience delivering cost savings and value creation initiatives.
• Knowledge of procurement governance, compliance and risk.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience leading and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement strategy for Professional/Corporate Services in Americas.
• Own category strategy and plans, including strategic sourcing and negotiations.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and external providers.
• Ensure contract administration and supplier performance.
• Drive supplier performance and compliance with policies.
• Manage risk, sustainability, and pipeline aligned with regional/global teams.

Skills

Category Management

Strategic Sourcing

Contract Negotiation

Supplier Relationship

Risk & Sustainability Management

Stakeholder Management

Financial Acumen

Cost Savings / Value Creation

Market / Category Analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Project Delivery

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Procurement / Business / Supply Chain

Tools

Procurement technology tools

Job description

Category Manager - Professional Corporate Services

Location

North Carolina

Role Type

Permanent

WHO WE ARE

ITG Brands is the third-largest tobacco company in the USA with offerings of some of the most well-known cigarette, cigar, and e-vapor brands. As a member of the globally recognized Imperial Brands PLC family, we are a forward-thinking partner with operational integrity.

ITG Brands is committed to putting consumers at the center of what we do, while creating an innovative workplace where inclusion, creativity, and bold thinking drive progress. This empowers us to bring our true selves to work, to collaborate more effectively through showing our passion and being confident to bring new ideas to the table.

We are not afraid to seize opportunities and make things happen – both individually and collaboratively. We strive to exceed expectations by seeing things differently and doing things differently. This truly is a place where we all share a challenger mindset which drives our success.

What You Will Do

- JOB SUMMARY - Lead procurement strategy for Professional/Corporate Services in Americas, delivering measurable value through category strategy, sourcing, supplier performance management, cross-functional project delivery. Point of contact for Category procurement activities in USA, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, governance requirements, drive alignment to indirect strategic initiatives. Accountable for converting Professional & Corporate Services spend into measurable, sustainable P&L impact, managing delivery risk, stakeholder complexity, ensuring category strategies deliver business objectives.
- WHAT YOU WILL DO

Principal Accountabilities - Own category strategy, implementation for Professional/ Corporate Services across Americas region. Own, deliver category plans, including strategic sourcing, contract negotiation activities (pricing, terms, service levels) to ensure delivery of category objectives, value creation, reflected within business plans, P&L. Build, maintain strong working relationships with business stakeholders, external service providers to influence at strategic level, ensure business requirements are effectively met. Ensure contract administration, supplier performance management activities are in place, operating effectively. Lead supplier performance, relationship management activities across Professional & Corporate Services category. Accountable for ensuring compliance with approved procurement policies, governance requirements, buying channels. Manage supplier risk, sustainability, compliance requirements within agreed frameworks, organizational standards. Manage the Professional and Corporate Services opportunity pipeline in alignment with regional leaders and global stakeholders, ensuring visibility, prioritization, delivery confidence against plan. Work closely with indirect procurement teams, global Professional/Corporate Services teams to implement global category strategies, procurement solutions wherever possible.

Critical Decisions -Partner with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements, support delivery of category strategies. Determine most appropriate sourcing approach for Professional/Corporate Services requirements (e.g. RFQ, RFP, direct award or framework use) in line with category strategy, business needs. Lead sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract awards. Determine supplier shortlists, make supplier selection recommendations based on capability, risk, value, alignment to category objectives. Establish commercial negotiation positions relating to pricing, contract terms, service level requirements. Deliver annual cost savings, value creation targets across assigned Professional/Corporate Services categories. Manage relationships with key regional suppliers, drive improvements in supplier performance, service delivery. Recommend suppliers for engagement, development or exit based on supplier performance, capability, risk, business requirements. Identify commercial, operational, supplier risks, determine appropriate mitigation actions within agreed frameworks. Provide category/market insight to support sourcing activity, category planning, business decision-making. Support implementation of global category strategies, procurement solutions in collaboration with regional, global procurement teams.

Key Capabilities -Category Management, Professional, Corporate Services Procurement Category Expertise, Strategic Sourcing, Commercial Negotiation, Supplier Selection/Contracting, Supplier Relationship/Performance Management, Risk & Sustainability Management, Procurement Governance/Compliance, Stakeholder Management/Influencing, Financial/Commercial Acumen, Cost Savings/Value Creation Delivery, Opportunity Pipeline Management, Market/Category Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Project Delivery/Execution, Team Leadership/Development

Qualifications

- REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification in Procurement, Business, Supply Chain or related discipline

Experience in strategic sourcing and category management

Proven contract negotiation and supplier management experience

Strong commercial and analytical capability

Experience delivering cost savings and value creation initiatives

Knowledge of procurement governance, compliance requirements and risk management

Strong stakeholder management, influencing skills and Communication

Experience managing supplier performance and risk

Experience leading and developing teams.

Experience managing multiple sourcing initiatives and delivering value creation outcomes

- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

CIPS qualification or equivalent

Experience within Professional and Corporate Services categories

Experience operating in a multinational environment

Experience implementing global category strategies

Knowledge of procurement technology and analytics tools.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability plans
• Dollar for dollar 401k match up to 6% and 5% annual company contribution
• 15 Company-paid holidays
• Generous paid time off
• Employee recognition and discount programs
• Education assistance
• Employee referral bonus program
• Hybrid workplace - remote / in office
• Summer hours
• Casual dress policy Monday through Friday

Annual Base Salary Range: $119325.00 - $159100.00

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity. This role may also be eligible for annual bonus or incentive compensation.

This job description describes the essential functions of the job at the time the job description was created, but it is not an exhaustive list of tasks, duties and responsibilities. In addition, the position may evolve or change over time and such changes may not be reflected in the job description until it is next updated.

Everyone Belongs

ITG Brands and ITG Cigars provides equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you have a concern about discrimination in the application or hiring process or you need an accommodation based on religion, disability or pregnancy in the application or hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail] .

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