Category Management Consultant

at  MetLife

GENERAL INFORMATION

City/Cities
Cary
State(s)
North Carolina
Country
United States
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Posted Date
01-Mar-2024
Job ID
1640

ESSENTIAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• BA/BS or equivalent degree required, preferred concentration in Supply Chain operations
• 3 - 5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain & operations or management consulting
• Understanding of procurement, the Source to Pay process, and the role it plays within the Enterprise
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and analytical skills – able to construct/execute financial analyses
• Proficiency with procurement data, analysis and identifying insights within data
• Quick study – able to gain a fact-based understanding of current supplier base, supplier economics and major trends in relevant markets
• Effective written & oral communications and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Business Intelligence tools, i.e., Microsoft PowerBI

THE ROLE:

The Category Management Consultant resides within the Corporate Services Category Management – Professional Services, Human Resources, Marketing and Print & Promotional vertical within the Global Procurement organization and is responsible for partnering with team members in support of category strategy development and execution for a grouping of indirect procurement categories. The Category Management Consultant will gather, analyze, and research internal business inputs and external market intelligence to inform the direction from a category perspective. The Category Management Consultant will also have responsibility for partnering with team member and stakeholders to execute high value category transformation initiatives in accordance with the Category Strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply the vision & strategy set by Category Management Leadership to daily activities
• Analyze Source to Pay analytics, through PowerBI reporting, for the assigned grouping of indirect categories, to identify opportunities to positively impact the category
• Research market intelligence to identify category intelligence, benchmarks, supplier landscape and best in class practices for inclusion in category strategies
• Develop category expertise for the assigned grouping of indirect categories
• Synthesize internal and external inputs into easily understood visuals, i.e., charts, graphs, presentations, etc.
• Support the build-out of Financial models including pricing, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Should Cost, etc.
• Execute assigned category transformation initiatives as specified within the category strategy

Global Procurement organization is team made up of more than 350 associates across US, LatAm, EMEA and APAC. Global Procurement is a key enabler aligned to the Next Horizon strategy leveraging an Efficiency Mindset to Win the Future and being accountable for optimizing indirect supply, vendor management and payments for +$7B USD worldwide. The U.S. Global Procurement organization consists of the following functions:

• IT Category Management
• Corporate Services Category Management – Professional Services, Human Resources, Marketing and Print & Promotional
• Corporate Services Category Management – Business & Advisory Consulting, Real Estate & Office Services and Treasury & Banking Services
• Strategic Sourcing
• Source to Pa