Energy Category Manager Specialist
The Judge Group Inc.

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

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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