Senior Category Specialist

Hollister Incorporated; Libertyville (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Hollister Incorporated in Libertyville, IL, seeks a Senior Category Specialist to lead category management, sourcing, and supplier performance for assigned spend categories. This role applies procurement standards, processes, and systems to address moderately complex needs and support cross-functional or global initiatives.

This position is based in Libertyville with an onsite requirement of 4 days in the office weekly, and you will partner with Legal, Finance, and stakeholders to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 5-8 years of related experience
• Experience managing sourcing projects and supplier relationships
• Experience in multi-site, global, or matrixed organizations

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute category plans.
• Lead moderate sourcing initiatives including RFx and supplier assessments.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand demand, budgets, and risk to form sourcing strategies.
• Analyze spend, market, and supplier data to identify opportunities.
• Coordinate supplier performance reviews and drive value creation.
• Support contracting, approvals, and procurement risk management with Legal/Finance.

Skills

Category management

Sourcing

Negotiations

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

SAP

HRIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Supply Chain / Procurement

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

Excel

SAP

HRIS

Job description

We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified

Location: Libertyville
Department: Operations

Summary

The Senior Category Specialist coordinates and executes category management, sourcing, supplier performance, and stakeholder activities for assigned spend categories. Working under general supervision, this role applies a complete understanding of procurement standards, processes, concepts, and systems to address moderately complex needs, develop recommendations, and support cross-functional or global initiatives.

This position is based in Libertyville with an onsite requirement of 4 days in office weekly.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and execution of category plans for assigned spend categories based on business needs and market conditions.
• Lead moderately complex sourcing initiatives, including project planning, RFx execution, supplier assessments, commercial analysis, negotiations, recommendations, and implementation support.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand demand, specifications, service expectations, budgets, timelines, and risk considerations and convert them into sourcing strategies.
• Analyze spend, market, supplier, contract, and total cost information to identify opportunities and develop data-driven sourcing and supplier recommendations.
• Coordinate supplier performance reviews, resolve performance issues, monitor improvement actions, and identify opportunities for additional value.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders to support contracting, approvals, supplier due diligence, and procurement risk management.
• Identify and advance savings, value creation, supplier optimization, compliance, risk mitigation, and procurement process improvement opportunities.
• Independently determine approaches to moderately complex procurement issues and evaluate information to identify causes of errors, gaps, or inefficiencies.
• Prepare and present category updates, business cases, sourcing recommendations, supplier insights, and project results to relevant stakeholders.
• Serve as an informal resource to stakeholders and developing team members by sharing procurement processes, tools, and category management practices.

Essential Functions of the Role

• Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
• Collaborate across departments to support organizational goals.
• Maintain and analyze data using tools like Excel, SAP, or HRIS systems.
• Prepare reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Education & Work Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with 5-8 years of related experience

Education & Work Preferences

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or a related professional discipline and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or a master's degree and a minimum of 3 years of related experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience managing sourcing projects, supplier relationships, contract support, and assigned spend categories.
• Experience developing analyses, recommendations, business cases, and supplier performance materials.
• Experience in a multi-site, global, or matrixed organization.

Competencies

• Be Agile - Innovates and adapts quickly, approaching change with curiosity while persisting through obstacles.
• Be Customer Centric - Considers the needs, experiences and feedback of customers in all we do.
• Be People-Focused - Builds trust and collaborates with an inclusive and empathetic approach.
• Be Performance Driven - Operates with an ownership mindset, driving meaningful outcomes.
• Live The Schneiders' Legacy, Our Noble Purpose - Passionately serves Our Mission and Vision, while demonstrating the Immutable Principles.

Our Total Rewards package in aggregate is above market and includes competitive pay, paid time off programs, peer-to-peer recognition, health and life insurance, wellness programs and incentives, and generous retirement savings.

• The anticipated base pay range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 yearly. The actual salary varies based on applicant's location, education, experience, skills, abilities, and other legitimate business factors.
• The Company's health and welfare benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, spending/savings accounts, disability, company paid (parental and caregiver) leaves, statutory leaves/disability programs, accident, life, wellbeing, education assistance, adoption assistance, and voluntary benefit programs.
• The Company's 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan includes: auto-enrollment, ROTH, vesting and eligible participants "safe harbor" matching contributions.
• The Company's paid time off benefits include: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation based on length of service and exempt/non-exempt status, and sick days based on statutory requirements and/or exempt/non-exempt status.
• The Company's additional benefits include: education assistance and adoption assistance benefit programs.

About Hollister Incorporated

Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services and …

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