Director of Category Management - Indirect Procurement

The role

You will own indirect categories including MRO, travel, utilities, and packaging end to end. You will lead a team of 3 to set multi-year strategies, lead negotiations, and manage supplier relationships across business lines.

What you will do

• Set multi-year category strategy across MRO, travel, utilities and packaging
• Lead sourcing events, negotiations and contract strategy
• Drive utility procurement strategy including energy contracts and risk management
• Standardize travel policy, program and supplier management
• Manage tail spend, specification standardization and demand management
• Own supplier relationship management with scorecards and executive business reviews
• Develop and implement company-wide supply chain standards, policies and governance
• Lead adoption of tools and systems including catalogs and spend analytics
• Run cross-functional CoE and PMO programs
• Lead, coach and develop a team of 3

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in strategic sourcing or category management
• 5+ years in indirect categories (MRO, utilities, travel, packaging or facilities-related spend)
• Experience managing $75M+ in category spend
• Experience leading a team
• Proven negotiation skills
• Experience with distributor or integrated supply models
• Experience with Source-to-Pay systems, spend analytics and supplier scorecarding
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• MBA or supply chain certification (CPSM, CSCP)
• Manufacturing or building products background
• Experience in energy procurement, travel program management, packaging sourcing or procurement CoE or PMO leadership
• Experience with M&A integration and ESG supply chain programs

Benefits

• Industry competitive benefits at the lowest cost to the employee
• PTO and holidays, including floating holidays
• Pay-for-performance culture with potential for annual raises and bonuses
• Training

About the company

OBE operates more than 80 manufacturing and distribution facilities in five countries. Their teams contribute architectural glass and building products to projects that shape the way people live, work, heal, learn, and play.