Strategic Category Manager - Indirect Procurement | Hybrid

Grainger; United States; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO & holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company: 6

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Grainger in Lake Forest, IL or downtown Chicago is seeking an Associate Category Manager to develop the sourcing strategy for indirect spend, manage supplier relationships, and drive savings through negotiations and contracts.

The role reports to the Manager, Category Manager and offers a hybrid work arrangement with roughly 15% annual travel. A Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain and 3+ years of procurement experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar field required.
• 3+ years Category Management, indirect procurement, contract negotiations, or global sourcing experience.
• Experience developing strategies, managing projects, and applying sourcing processes for sub-categories with more than $250k spend.
• Experience assessing contractual, operational, financial plans and risks at all levels of the organization.
• Experience redlining and negotiating Master Agreements and Addendums.
• Experience performing spend and total cost of ownership analysis.
• CPM - Certification By The Institute For Supply Management Upon Hire preferred
• Professional qualification/certification from related professional organizations (e.g. CPSM, APICS) Upon Hire preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing plan for assigned sub-categories with a total spend under management of $20-100MM. Partner with stakeholders to understand short term and long-term needs; conduct internal analysis related to spend and specifications to reach savings and value goals.
• Lead global sourcing in respective sub-categories for pipeline and unplanned projects leveraging industry standard sourcing processes such as spend, total cost of ownership, and external market analysis, sourcing strategy, RFX execution, developing and executing negotiation strategy, and drafting and finalizing contract with selected suppliers.
• Provides regular updates to internal stakeholders on project statuses and market changes.
• Monitor supplier industry trends, validate and benchmark costs, and competitive pricing through research and market intelligence tools.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in procurement processes to increase efficiency and results across the department.
• Execute buying activities related to the strategic sourcing events as well as one-off requests as required by the business.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Global sourcing

Negotiations

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar field

Job description

Grainger in Lake Forest, IL or downtown Chicago is seeking an Associate Category Manager to develop the sourcing strategy for indirect spend, manage supplier relationships, and drive savings through negotiations and contracts.

The role reports to the Manager, Category Manager and offers a hybrid work arrangement with roughly 15% annual travel. A Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain and 3+ years of procurement experience are required.