Senior Manager, Supply Chain & Category Strategy

Williams Companies; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Domestic partner benefits

Job summary

Williams Companies in Tulsa (HQ) seeks a Manager, Supply Chain - Category Management to lead a team of Category Managers supporting operations, projects and field services. You will partner with engineering, project execution, operations, finance and legal to anticipate demand and manage supplier relationships.

Responsibilities include optimizing total cost of ownership, leading negotiations, developing market strategies, and establishing category governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 7+ years progressive experience in related function.
• ISM Certification preferred or in process.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes total cost of ownership and mitigates risk across categories.
• Leads supplier negotiations and manages spend for operations and projects.
• Develops and implements category strategies with governance metrics.
• Ensures procurement, inventory, transportation and logistics programs meet standards.
• Drives continuous improvement to simplify processes and protect continuity.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

RFx management

Team leadership

Strategic sourcing

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Forecasting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Construction, Accounting, Business, Engineering or Energy Management

ISM Certification

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

Williams Companies in Tulsa (HQ) seeks a Manager, Supply Chain - Category Management to lead a team of Category Managers supporting operations, projects and field services. You will partner with engineering, project execution, operations, finance and legal to anticipate demand and manage supplier relationships.

Responsibilities include optimizing total cost of ownership, leading negotiations, developing market strategies, and establishing category governance.