Associate Category Manager - Corporate Services

Responsibilities

• Utilize data and analytics, project management, and communications skills, to administer sourcing process and develop reporting, while leveraging Supply Chain resources.
• Support risk mitigation efforts and on-going supplier performance monitoring activities to ensure category strategy adherence.
• Develop foundational contracting and negotiation skills.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and Supply Chain team.
• Ensure compliance with supplier safety, risk assessments, and other supplier programs. Essential
• Perform analysis of contracts, supply & demand, market and commodity trends (including total cost of ownership and should-cost modeling), contributing to category strategies.
• Monitor industry information, trends, and supplier risk profiles to ensure category strategy remains in line with best practices while supporting business requirements.
• Support development and execution of sourcing events, including coordinating the evaluation of proposals and selection of suppliers for targeted categories of spend.
• Administer sourcing workflow and contracts, building expertise in process and systems.
• Support Category Managers in supplier performance and relationship management efforts, developing supplier scorecards and monitoring performance.
• Administer RFx’s utilizing eSourcing tools.
• Support Category Managers in setting up RFx documents, managing templates, administering events, and managing supplier communications.
• Support Category Managers in developing contracts, redlining, and administering contract approvals, as well as negotiations in some instances.
• Ensure all contract processes are followed, documents are complete, and appropriate records are retained.
• Monitor compliance across buying channels, supplier, and contract purchasing execution.
• Coordinate the resolution of disputes and contract adjustments with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Limit risk by ensuring all required documents and notices have been obtained and are satisfactory.
• Support Category Managers in timely and accurate documentation and workflow, including intake requests, project management, approvals, and document administration. Minimum
• Support Category Managers with data and reporting and category administration, while learning foundational category management skills.