Sr Category Manager

at  Robert Half

We are offering a long-term contract employment opportunity for a Senior Category Manager in Durham, North Carolina. This role is within the IT Security industry and will involve managing sourcing strategies, working with internal stakeholders, and maintaining strong vendor relationships.

• Establish, manage, and review sourcing strategies for assigned categories in conjunction with internal stakeholders and their associated business strategy.
• Conduct sourcing events including the development of project work plans, category profiles, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop, implement, and manage assorted bid documents such as RFP, RFI, RFQ, and manage status reporting and performance metrics of sourcing and category management activities.
• Understand, analyze, and forecast complex market and industry dynamics, sharing subject matter expertise within the established portfolio of products and services.
• Partner with stakeholders to source products and services using proven tools, processes, and analytics to drive business results.
• Evaluate sourcing results from a total cost of ownership perspective and provide optimization recommendations.
• Participate in cross-functional teams responsible for complex vendor negotiations, including those requiring specialized subject matter expertise.
• Review and lead supplier relationship management and performance within an assigned category.
• Engage stakeholders to implement and execute vendor relationship management plans.
• Develop, track, and manage yearly vendor plans for assigned vendors within the assigned categories and ensure vendor compliance.
• Coordinate vendor risk assessments and develop plans to track and address significant risks.
• Serve as an escalation point for the business in resolving vendor performance issues.
• Manage contracts and collaborate effectively with Corporate Compliance, Legal, Audit, and Risk Management, and other internal stakeholders for compliance activities to ensure regulatory conditions are met.
• Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Proven experience in Training and Planning
• Knowledge of Procedures and Policy making
• Strong analytical skills
• Understanding of Compliance and Research methods
• Experience in Planning Processes and Review procedures
• Familiarity with Contracts, Audit, and Finance
• Experience in Hiring Processes and Vendor management
• Knowledge of IT Security and Implementation processes
• Ability to work with Stakeholders
• Experience with Cloud Technologies
• Ability to Execute tasks and projects efficiently
• Knowledge of KPI Reporting
• Experience with Video conferencing and online platforms
• Understanding of Specification procedures and Risk Management
• Proven experience in Sourcing methods.
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