Global Category Manager

Marsh McLennan • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Marsh & McLennan Shared Services LLC is seeking candidates for the full-time position of Global Category Manager based in the Atlanta, GA office. A hybrid work schedule may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite, in accordance with company policies. This role involves influencing stakeholders across Technology and Digital functions to make strategic and cost-effective software purchasing decisions, defining current and future commodity category strategies, and understanding the spend category landscape to identify opportunities and build trusted advisor relationships. The position requires rigorous analysis of market drivers, cost structures, buying options, competitive landscape, and M&A activity to stay current with IT hardware and infrastructure supply markets. The Global Category Manager will formulate strategic sourcing options, model and analyze them, and recommend strategies for differential value. This role will lead cross-functional teams in negotiating agreements with suppliers, supporting legal in finalizing contracts, and defining sourcing tactics. Additionally, the role involves structuring requirements, requesting data from suppliers, evaluating proposals, performing cost/value analysis, and communicating comparative results. Maintaining strong, trusting, consultative relationships with technology, legal, financial, operations teams, and executive leadership is crucial.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in any field.
• Seven (7) years of experience in the position offered or a related position.
• Seven (7) years of experience in a global procurement role with all of the following:
• Sourcing IT hardware including networking equipment, EUC devices, converged infrastructure, infrastructure software and related hardware and software maintenance.
• Leading RFP activity liaising with senior stakeholders in vendor selection and contract implementation.
• Leading negotiation of mobility and identity management provider contracts with global vendors including Vodafone, AT&T, Orange, T-Mobile, and Okta.
• Performing contract review and drafting terms including SLAs ensuring optimal commercial outcome.
• Leading negotiation for renewal and implementation of SaaS agreements ensuring that internal governance processes are adhered to.
• Using Microsoft Office, including Excel, to produce complex cost analysis of vendor proposals for stakeholder review.

Responsibilities

• Influence stakeholders across the Technology and Digital functions to make strategic and cost-effective software purchasing decisions.
• Define current and future commodity category strategies within scope of responsibility.
• Gain an understanding of current spend category landscape, identify key areas of opportunity, and build trusted advisor stakeholder relationships.
• Perform rigorous analysis of market drivers, cost structures, direct/indirect buying options, competitive landscape, and M&A activity to maintain a current understanding of the trends in the IT hardware and infrastructure supply markets.
• Formulate strategic sourcing options, model and analyze each option and recommend sourcing strategies that will secure differential value for each of the product and service categories.
• Lead cross-functional teams in negotiating appropriate agreements with suppliers.
• Support legal in finalizing and executing contracts, including defining and executing appropriate sourcing tactics in negotiating agreements with respective suppliers.
• Structure requirements and request data from existing and prospective suppliers for evaluation.
• Review proposals, perform cost/value analysis of vendor’s products and services, and develop materials to communicate comparative results to cross-functional sourcing team.
• Maintain strong, trusting, consultative relationships with technology, legal, financial and operations teams and the executive leadership team.

Benefits

• Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.
• Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior