Procurement Senior Category Specialist

Procurement Senior Category Specialist (Indirect-Retail Operations) - Contractor

The Skills that will Make You Successful

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field; and 3+ years strategic sourcing/procurement experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships; you are the face of Global Sourcing & Procurement to many of our external and internal strategic partners.
• Experience with sourcing and negotiating.
• Ideal candidates will have knowledge of retail operations, such as store fixture and retail ticketing purchasing.
• Strong presentation skills with experience presenting information to leaders.
• Highly analytical approach, leveraging exceptional Microsoft Suite proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proven experience managing stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ideal candidates will have Coupa, GEP or similar e-sourcing/P2P experience/knowledge.

The Responsibilities You’ll Have

• Participate on cross functional teams in the execution of assigned strategic sourcing initiatives and the implementation of category strategies.
• Lead tactical negotiations for SOW and Principal Agreement engagements.
• Collaborate with Business Partners to drive value for the business while maintaining high quality service standards.
• Ensure key Business Partner alignment and satisfaction.
• Prepare and execute negotiation plans and work with the legal team as necessary such as for Agreements, Statements of Work, Change Controls, Quote Renewals, Proofs of Concept.
• Leverage negotiation skills, best practices, price/cost analysis, contract formation and administration to finalize agreements.
• Implement communication strategies to ensure accurate and timely flow of information to leaders, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Support Global Category Managers in the delivery of their regional or global sourcing events.
• Maintain fair, respectful, and productive relationships with our suppliers and reinforces our positive brand image within the supplier community.
• Participate in execution of contracts and ensuring compliance to our Approval Authority Schedule and Audit requirements.