Manager, Category Job Description
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Licensing or Certifications for Manager, Category
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Manager, Category Job Description
- Develop presentations and present to Walmart buyer and key stakeholders
- Collaborate with suppliers to assess emerging opportunities and leverage technology innovations from the supply base
- Direct and manage supplier performance improvement initiatives
- To develop and execute on a results-based Procurement strategy for various subcategories of European hotel expenditure categories, FF&E, OS&E, working with key stakeholders in each business area to bring about innovative supply base solutions that meet Brand & Owner requirements
- Preferred Supplier List defined and approved suppliers rationalized and categorized
- Analyze and forecast (global) demands
- Regular and early involvement in business and demand planning
- Carrying out cost and contract negotiation
- Defining and implementing innovative negotiation concepts and strategies
- Perform assessments of market conditions and particular risks to business processes to avoid/prevent potential difficulties through appropriate counter-measures
- Stays up-to-date with market, consumers & competitors
- Builds on categories shopper insight
- Activates Business Drivers
- Pursues turnover and profit optimization
- Understanding and expertise in data manipulation, sorting and analysis tools (Excel, SAP, Ariba)
- Monitor spend compliance to multi-Divisional or Group-wide contracts
Manager, Category Job Description
- Typically leads standard business process initiatives
- Typically manages exempt individual contributors
- Collaborates with contributors globally and across functions to deliver supply chain solutions
- Contributes information to sales strategies by evaluating current product results
- Clearly and consistently gets information across in a timely and effective manner both verbally and written
- Supports CSE's in the business planning process, and presentation in specific accounts
- Allocates available Frame Assortment and works with the Sr
- Provides specific line input to corporate product team to ensure appropriate development for the NA channel, according to supply chain timelines (international development, exclusives, new store needs)
- Work with the Operations/Business teams to manage and negotiate Change Orders (Task Orders, SOWs )
- Negotiate supplier terms and conditions annually and drive measurable improvement
- Knowledge of Orchestro /MicroStrategy, a plus
- Experienced in Capex Procurement project management
- Procurement Know how on Capex but also on indirect spent
- Language ability (English fluent, German )
- Experience with multifunctional and multi technology projects
- Capable of working across different geographical demographics and cultures
Manager, Category Job Description
- Recommend strategies and tactics that can be implemented to drive sales performance, identify gaps or solve problems
- Create and present market and consumer research to assigned account(s)
- Provide recommendations/guidance based on market analysis or sales data
- Build primary relationship with customer
- Accurately maintain database(s) with sales and item attribute information
- Expert in creating/maintaining standard operating procedures for all tasks and projects
- Ad hoc reporting/analysis as needed
- Support internal account team with unbiased recommendations based on knowledge of the market, industry, consumer and customer
- Multi-task between projects and reporting/analytics with ability to adjust priorities based on opportunities/needs
- Assist in Special event coordination (trade shows, marketing incentive programs)
- Advanced Knowledge of Contract Law
- Advanced Understanding / Experience / Commercial Knowledge within the Research Industry
- Expert User Knowledge in IT Tools and Methods
- Advanced Process Knowledge
- Ability to draw conclusions based on analyses
- Bachelor’s degree required in business, marketing, finance or other related field
Manager, Category Job Description
- Develop a deep understanding of commodity cost structures
- Develop cost models or cost methodologies that allow the SCM community to predict the “should cost” of major purchases
- Understand the key drivers behind commodity cost structures (equipment cost, processing time, labor, etc)
- Gain key supplier buy-in to costing methodologies
- Be able to educate/teach the commodity to others in the EPMV NAM Group
- Develop NAM commodity strategies for key commodities
- Includes a preferred supplier list
- Applicable to all NAM (with some regional exceptions)
- Updated annually
- Develop collaborative supplier relationships that stand the test of time
- Understand market dynamics and drive the most effective supplier alignment
- Proven ability to manage and develop talent
- Experience building long-term relationships with vendors
- 3-4 years relevant working experience in Key Account Management
- Experience in handling beauty /cosmetic/ personal care products is advantageous
- Proficient in active English
Manager, Category Job Description
- Discuss performance metrics
- Discuss new technologies and joint business opportunities
- What is working
- What is not working
- Areas to improve
- Execute strategic projects within the assigned commodity areas
- Footprint actions
- Plant consolidations
- Greenfield opportunities
- Support R&D in meeting cost targets for new product development efforts
- Provide category support to develop strategic alignment and partnering with retailers
- 5 years’ experience using MS Office products such as PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel
- Delta Bronze and Silver certification are a plus
- Category Management Association – Certified Professional Category Analyst and Category Manager certification - a plus
- Comfortable rolling up sleeves to execute initiatives, perform quantitative analysis and reach sound conclusions
- Minimum 5 years of procurement experience, in a number of roles, spanning multiple spend categories, preferably Indirect spend