Energy Category Manager Specialist at The Judge Group Inc. in Akron, Ohio

Job Description:

Location: Akron, OH

Salary: $70,000.00 USD Annually - $80,000.00 USD Annually

Description:

Job Title: Energy Category Manager Specialist


Job Description:

• Supporting the strategic category manager in achieving significant cost reductions in his/her categories


• Defining contracting optimization strategies that seek total cost of ownership and service level improvements


• Working directly with stakeholders (users and support areas) to develop optimization strategies and improvement execution plans


• Leveraging technology, analytics, and tools to collect and analyze supplier spend data to drive savings


• Analyzing supplier performance data and provide input to category sourcing strategy


• Developing strategic plans for contracting and improving managed categories


• Ensuring execution of strategies within user area


• Leading supplier selection and management


• Measuring and tracking performance of overlooked suppliers


• Developing knowledge and best practices in the categories within areas of responsibility


• Ensuring user satisfaction of the strategic sourcing process


• Keeping strategic manager informed about acquisition progress


• Planning and leading bidding processes in "owned" categories


• Coordinating with users' technical assessment of received proposals


• Negotiating contract conditions that are more favorable


• Tracking market dynamics of categories


• Defining cost benchmarks for categories under management


• Serving as subject matter expert (SME) on supply chain category strategies, programs, and/or processes.


• Leading and taking full ownership of assigned supply chain category.


• Providing technical training and education to peers and other departments


• The Analyst IV will be expected to perform all of the above responsibilities with more proficiency and greater independence.


• Further, the Analyst IV will be assigned additional responsibilities related to those listed above.

Qualifications at the Analyst III level include:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, business administration, engineering or related discipline and minimum 4 years' related work experience is required.


• OR High School or equivalent and minimum 7 years' related work experience is required. Related work experience includes supply chain / sourcing work experience.


• Successful track record in a procurement organization


• Demonstrable pattern of success in leadership of procurement-based projects and programs


• Able to lead others on projects and in solving highly complex problems and situations


• Subject matter expert on procurement topics relevant to the responsibilities of this position


• Category strategies under management


• Strategic initiatives for category optimization


• Performance indicators defined and clear for teams, designed with the performance management analyst


• Implementation plans revised and approved by buyers


• Successful implementation of category improvements


• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures.

Qualifications at the Analyst IV level include all of the above plus:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, business administration, engineering or related discipline and minimum 7 years' related work experience is required.


• OR High School or equivalent and minimum 10 years' related work experience is required. Related work experience includes supply chain / sourcing work experience.

Contact: achauhan01@judge.com


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