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Category Manager – Professional Services
| Company | Securian Financial Group |
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| Location | St Paul, MN, USA |
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| Salary | $69500 – $129000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- 4+ years’ experience in managing large strategic vendors
- 3+ years in complex contract negotiation and developing/implementing successful sourcing and category management strategies
- Demonstrated indirect leadership with understanding of advancing skillsets within an indirect reporting structure
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal customers and stakeholders
- Robust risk identification and risk management/remediation skills
- Strong influence and communication skills, with ability to communicate at an executive level
- Thorough understanding of the technology industry and related market trends
- Proven experience in understanding and managing legal, compliance and other requirements within contracts negotiations and vendor management
- Analytical skills to manage contract requirements and develop/manage reporting metrics, including experience with full Microsoft 365 suite of tools
- Strong working knowledge of finance and accounting, including: budgeting, cost management and operational risk management.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex sourcing events in Marketing, HR, and Professional Services/print
- Develop and execute on category strategies
- Deliver enterprise value & risk mitigation through procurement and outsourcing policies
- Manage assigned categories to ensure optimization of Securian spend while meeting or exceeding client needs
- Serve as key contact in assigned categories to provide leadership in developing sourcing strategies
- Build relationships with key internal client partners
- Manage complex categories of spend with varied stakeholders
- Regularly communicate with key internal client partners
- Research and develop knowledge of industry best practices
- Create and maintain a vendor (supplier) matrix
- Assist business units in preparation of category budgets
- Successfully implement new and/or changing sourcing strategies
- Manage the entire procurement process for each project
- Develop and maintain spend analytics
- Develop, maintain and implement sourcing and procurement strategies for assigned categories
- Negotiate specifications, quote requests, price and contractual agreements with vendor/supplier partners
- Evaluate and rate suppliers
- Identify and implement cost saving initiatives
- Participate in special project assignments addressing procurement policies
- Establish and oversee ongoing supplier governance
- Conduct quarterly business reviews with all assigned suppliers
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of information in contracts database
- Prevent fraud, duplicate payment and errors in billing.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
