Global Sourcing Category Manager - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•Plano, TX

1d•$137,750 - $200,000

About The Position

As a Global Sourcing Category Manager - Vice President in Global Supplier Services, you will lead category strategy, sourcing execution and contract negotiations for third-party supplier spend. You will support business partners across logistics, transportation, fulfillment, carrier pricing, card manufacturing, enterprise print, mail operations and other large-scale operational services. You will use market insight, commercial judgment and stakeholder partnership to deliver savings, reduce risk, improve supplier performance and support business priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 5 years experience managing sourcing categories, supplier negotiations or third-party supplier spend
Experience supporting logistics, transportation, print, mail, fulfillment, card manufacturing or other operational services categories
Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills
Ability to conduct market, industry, supplier and cost-driver analysis to support decision-making
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and communicate across functions
Experience leading sourcing events, including RFI, RFP or RFQ processes
Experience interpreting and executing supplier agreements, schedules or transaction-level documents
Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, issue resolution and stakeholder updates
Strong risk management judgment with the ability to identify, mitigate and communicate business risks
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting financial services, consumer banking, digital banking or large enterprise operations
Experience with transportation, logistics, carrier agreements, print production, card manufacturing, mail or print operations equipment
Experience using Ariba or similar sourcing and contracting platforms
Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset with the ability to challenge the status quo and deliver practical solutions
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
Experience building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and supplier partners

Responsibilities

Develop and execute category strategies for assigned supplier spend
Analyze spend, cost drivers, supplier markets and industry trends to identify savings and value opportunities
Lead sourcing events, including requirements gathering, supplier identification, proposal evaluation, negotiation and contract development
Partner with business stakeholders, regional sourcing teams, Legal, Risk, Finance, Third Party Oversight and control partners to deliver compliant sourcing outcomes
Manage supplier relationships and drive accountability for performance, service delivery, value and risk
Identify opportunities to improve total cost of ownership, operational performance and supplier optimization
Communicate sourcing recommendations, risks, trade-offs and decisions to stakeholders
Support preferred supplier, savings, compliance and risk mitigation objectives