Category Manager Senior
About The Position
Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun. Apply today and take the first step to Destination: Progress. As a category manager for Corporate Procurement, you'll oversee categories of spend and lead strategic sourcing activities for Financial Services, Treasury and Investment teams. You'll be responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing and procurement plans for specific product or service categories, managing supplier relationships, driving cost reductions, mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. This role involves market research, negotiating contracts, monitoring supplier performance, analyzing spend data, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to optimize value and efficiency within their designated spend categories This is a hybrid role, which means you'll work in the office one day a week.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED equivalent or higher and a minimum of five years of experience in contract administration and maintaining vendor relationships or related work experience.
- Bachelor's degree or higher and a minimum of two years of experience in contract administration and maintaining vendor relationships or related work experience.
Nice To Haves
- Three or more years of procurement experience, specifically in sourcing financial services and managing suppliers performance.
- Experience with vendor and contract management (ideally direct category management experience)
- Working knowledge of the Coupa platform
- Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation, negotiation, and leadership skills
- Advanced computer skills including MS Office with demonstrated skills in Excel - including the ability to create, manipulate and formulate spreadsheets - including v-look-up, tables, charts and graphing
Responsibilities
- Oversee categories of spend
- Lead strategic sourcing activities for Financial Services, Treasury and Investment teams
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing and procurement plans for specific product or service categories
- Manage supplier relationships
- Drive cost reductions
- Mitigate risks
- Ensure alignment with overall business objectives
- Market research
- Negotiating contracts
- Monitoring supplier performance
- Analyzing spend data
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to optimize value and efficiency within their designated spend categories
Benefits
- 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
- Medical, dental & vision, including free preventative care
- Wellness & mental health programs
- Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, & life insurance
- Paid time off, including volunteer time off
- Paid & unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short & long-term disability
- Parental & family leave; military leave & pay
- Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups
- Career development & tuition assistance
- Onsite gym & healthcare at large locations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
