We have more than 1800 colleagues in Poland, supporting our business in all global regions. Our Global Delivery Center (GDC) engineers in Krakow and Warsaw office collaborate on the design and delivery of local and global projects in the fields of engineering, design and construction. Our Global Business Services (GBS) specialists provide global support and expertise in the fields of Accounting, Procurement, IT, HR and Graphic Design.
Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
You’re following your purpose – and there’s still more to come. Keep developing your skills and explore all that you can do across our global company. As part of Jacobs’ Corporate Procurement team, you’ll join a group of strategic-focused professionals whose goal is to ensure the company gets the most value out of every dollar spent. As Category Manager for HR Total Rewards, you will partner with HR leadership to lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of category strategies at global and regional levels. Above and beyond Strategic Sourcing activities, you’ll master the knowledge of external variables (supply markets, cost drivers, commodity trending) and the internal landscape (requirements, organizational structure, priorities).
Your collaborative relationships within Procurement, with Stakeholders, and with Suppliers will successfully develop Category strategies that utilize various value levers to deliver improved cost, reduced risk and more efficient programs at Jacobs.
Utilizing your keen analysis expertise, creative sourcing approaches, and demand management, you’ll achieve cost savings, mitigate risk, and improve process efficiencies. You’ll lead the supplier selection process across multiple subsets of the category, with various scope and stakeholder groups. Your dedication to our culture of inclusion and diversity will allow you to foster positive relationships within your team, as well as with diverse, disadvantaged and small business suppliers. You’ll successfully lead negotiations with current and potential suppliers as part of the contract renewal or vendor selection process. You’ll use innovative category councils and business reviews to support collaboration, knowledge sharing, opportunity identification, and overall relationship development. You’ll unleash innovation within the procurement space, looking at new ways to structure programs or categories, benefitting from changes in supply market, and modifying tools/processes to add value.
At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative professionals, then Jacobs is where you belong.
- Extensive experience in procurement, specifically in a Category Manager role
- Significant experience in managing procurement operations on major projects, including drafting and formulating contracts, RFx development, negotiations, administering major purchase orders, contracts or subcontracts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Engineering, Supply Management, or another applicable field.
- Procurement experience specific to the engineering and construction industry
- Experience in projects related to HR Total Rewards, including employee benefits, compensation, and global mobility – either as a Procurement professional or a practitioner in the function.
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.