New College Grad: Category Supplier Manager, Global Tool Install

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Job Description

As a Category Supplier Manager for the Tool Install category, you will be responsible for validating strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and the respective internal partners and stakeholders. You will be conducting strategic sourcing initiatives, plan and complete negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmark and cost management. Through management of the category strategy, you will also be building positive relationships with internal collaborators, driving outstanding cost, supply and resilience.   

Responsibilities

• Implement processes to monitor collaborator satisfaction with key suppliers and recommend targets to improve value, including high revenue, spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services, and supplier management.
• Analyze sourcing trends, make recommendations for assigned categories, and participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal-setting.
• Develop category strategies for managed categories and validate strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers and internal partners.
• Identify and evaluate category-specific savings/revenue levers, and drive category savings/revenue and scorecard metric targets.
• Provide market intelligence and category price trends to relevant internal collaborators, and apply should-cost models benchmarked to the global marketplace.
• Leverage generative AI tools to analyze information, summarize data, identify trends, and support procurement and project activities.
• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions, renewals, price renegotiations, transfers, sourcing events, and RFQ processes, incorporating savings targets and contract requirements.
• Develop contract strategies, build, negotiate, monitor, and enforce supplier agreements; conduct strategic sourcing initiatives, cost management, and supplier/industry analysis while collaborating with partners, maintaining category expertise, driving customer-centric solutions, and developing partnerships that improve cost-effectiveness, supply chain efficiency, and resilience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience. 
• 0 to 2 years of experience in Construction / Tool Install Category
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with data and develop fact-based recommendations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively manage relationships with various individuals involved. 
• Interest in and willingness to adopt AI, generative AI, and AI agents to improve data analysis, automate repetitive activities, generate insights, and enhance productivity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of procurement, category management, or strategic sourcing through coursework, internships, projects, or work experience
• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis
• Experience with generative AI and AI agents
  
  

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