Global Facilities & Engineering Category Leader

NCBiotech; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Grifols is seeking a Global Category Manager - Indirect Procurement Facilities to lead sourcing and supplier negotiations across multiple markets. You will serve as a trusted adviser to business partners and manage RFx processes, vendor evaluations, and category strategies with the global procurement team.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 8+ years in procurement (or a Master’s with 6+ years), deep experience in Facilities/Engineering spend, and willingness to travel domestically and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 8+ years in procurement or a Master’s with 6+ years.
• Deep experience with Facilities/Engineering spend portfolio.
• Strong category management, contracting, and RFx capabilities.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted adviser to business partners in the vendor sourcing process, communicating strategic approach for vendor negotiations and/or ongoing projects.
• Lead full range of projects from transactional to complex, spanning all types of third-party services.
• Develop programs and projects to enable delivery of the short- and long-term objectives.
• Influences and shapes category strategies, tactics and plans developed in conjunction with the Business and the global procurement team.
• Partner with internal organizations to define requirements; assist with identifying vendors; lead RFx process and evaluations; provide vendor evaluation framework and make recommendations on vendor selection.
• Conduct analysis, coordinate key partner participation (Legal, Engineering, Facilities, Finance, etc.) and complete supporting administrative processes.
• Facilitate efforts across multiple products/brands as well as multiple geographies in developing solutions to problems.
• Build, communicate, and initiate sourcing project work plan and timeline; identify dependencies; track issues.
• Coaches team in the use of sophisticated commercial models, reports and forecasts to strengthen decision making.
• Optimizes relationships across GRIFOLS to leverage best practice.
• Networks externally to stay abreast of world-class thinking.
• Coaches and identifies development opportunities for indirect reports.

Skills

Leadership

Influence stakeholders

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years

Master’s + 6+ years

Tools

RFX processes

Contracting

Job description

Grifols is seeking a Global Category Manager - Indirect Procurement Facilities to lead sourcing and supplier negotiations across multiple markets. You will serve as a trusted adviser to business partners and manage RFx processes, vendor evaluations, and category strategies with the global procurement team.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 8+ years in procurement (or a Master’s with 6+ years), deep experience in Facilities/Engineering spend, and willingness to travel domestically and