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As Category Manager you will join Global Procurement Team and you will be responsible for engineering equipment / servicess spend.
Main purpose of the role:
Lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of category strategies at a global and regional level. Above and beyond Strategic Sourcing activities, the Category Manager understands external variables (supply markets, cost drivers, commodity trending), learns the internal landscape (requirements, organizational structure, priorities) and develops relationships (within Procurement, with Stakeholders, with Suppliers) to successfully develop Category strategies that utilize various value levers to deliver improved cost, reduced risk and more efficient programs at Jacobs.
- Develops category strategies for the assigned areas of responsibility:
- Category strategies should have global scope, but may necessitate various regional/local approaches based on supply market structure, business conditions or other variables.
- Category strategies will be updated by Category Manager on an ongoing basis and reviewed by Procurement and Stakeholder management at least annually.
- Achieve cost savings, risk mitigation and process efficiencies through various value levers, such as: market analysis, make/buy analysis, sourcing, TCO modeling, process improvement, low-cost country sourcing, demand management
- Lead supplier selection process across multiple subsets of the category, with various scope and stakeholder groups. Recommend sources of supply from diversity, disadvantaged and small business where applicable.
- Lead negotiations with current and potential suppliers as part of the contract renewal or vendor selection process.
- Collect and analyze internal/external category data, metrics and reports to inform strategic decisions and track performance against goals.
- Lead category councils and business reviews to support collaboration, knowledge sharing, opportunity identification, and overall relationship development.
- Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance.
- Provide support throughout the sourcing and contracting process when necessary, ensuring seamless handoff to Global Business Services or other teams when appropriate.
- Degree in Business, Law, Engineering, Supply Management or other applicable field, and training in procurement. Experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
- 10 years experience in Procurement, preferably with 5 years in the engineering and/or construction industry.
- Significant experience in managing procurement operations on major projects, including drafting and formulating contracts, RFx development, negotiations, administering major purchase orders, contracts or subcontracts.
- Experience in projects related to direct spend (equipment or engineering servicess) - either as a Procurement professional or a practitioner in the function.
- Fluent English
