Marketing Category Manager - Procurement

Veeam Software; Georgia (VT); Remote; USD 99,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Marketing Category Manager to lead procurement strategies that enhance operational efficiency and maximize ROI. This remote role involves collaborating with various departments to negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships effectively. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and a proven track record in category management. With a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace, this organization offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will make a significant impact. Join a leader in data protection and help shape the future of procurement.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Family planning support benefits

Paid maternity and parental leave

Professional training and education

Access to online learning platforms

Mentoring through MentorLab program

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of marketing procurement and category management.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize diverse tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate vendor contracts and manage supplier relationships.
• Analyze 3rd party spend and develop strategic category plans.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Job description

Marketing Category Manager - Procurement

Remote, Georgia, USA

Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data protection and ransomware recovery, is on a mission to empower every organization to not just bounce back from a data outage or loss but bounce forward.

With Veeam, organizations achieve radical resilience through data security, data recovery, and data freedom for their hybrid cloud.

The Veeam Data Platform delivers a single solution for cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments that gives IT and security leaders peace of mind that their apps
and data are protected and always available.

Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 450,000 customers worldwide, including 74% of the Global 2000, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running.

The Marketing Category Manager will be responsible for establishing category goals, negotiating and managing contracts / renewals, developing and monitoring a preferred supplier list, rationalizing spend. This role will also focus on strategic management of 3 rd party spend, ensuring maximum return on investments. This role with work closely with other departments, including marketing, events, IT, legal, and finance.

Responsibilities

Category Planning & Execution

• Build strong partnership with Business Leaders
• Analyze 3 rd party spend and develop roadmap for the assigned categories in continuous collaboration with business stakeholders
• Creating and developing a strategic long-term plan for the development of the category
• Lead vendor contracts negotiations through preparation and focus on business, procurement, and financial risks (i.e. cost, market, industry risks), Supplier Intelligence, and Contract Cost/Price modelling. This involves counterparty financial strength analysis, intelligence/research, pricing analytics, financial modelling, and presentation skills related to highly complex and high dollar contract and/or 3rd party action.
• Negotiate contracts with best-in-class terms and conditions that reflect specific business and geographic needs of Veeam
• Building and driving relationship with key vendors to improve pricing and quality of services
• Plan, draft and execute formal RFPs and other negotiations, ensuring that our business partners obtain the best value on all of its spend
• Provide directions and guidance for Sourcing Manager and Buyers to execute on strategy
• Owns, monitors and tracks preferred supplier relationships, while constantly looking for areas of improvement, cost reduction, and innovation

Process Improvement / Operational Support

• Identify areas for process development and/or improvement
• Participate and contribute in S2P initiatives: solution testing and implementation, training and working procedure design
• Work with customized Reports and spend analysis (may require database clean up) and provide meaningful category insights

Qualifications

• In depth understanding of the marketing procurement spend and category management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail, demonstrated integrity and professionalism
• Demonstrate procurement market awareness, ability to complete supplier and industry research and provide recommendations based on findings
• Ability to multitask and prioritize diverse tasks
• Excellent project managerial and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability of strategic thinking and leadership experience with an emphasis on relationship management and communication at all levels within an organization
• Ability to facilitate and coordinate multiple deadlines, create cohesive teams, and respond quickly to management requests
• This role reports to the Senior Director, Procurement & Travel
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits that start on day one
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Family planning support benefits, along with 100% paid maternity and parental leave
• Veeam Care Days – additional 24 hours for your volunteering activities
• Professional training and education, including courses and workshops, internal meetups, and unlimited access to our online learning platforms (Percipio, Athena, O’Reilly) and mentoring through our MentorLab program.

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The salary range posted is On Target Earnings (OTE), which is inclusive of base and variable pay. When making an offer of employment, Veeam will take into consideration the candidate’s expectations, experience, education, scope of responsibility for the role, and the current market demands.

United States of America Pay Range

$99,300 - $141,800 USD

Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.

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