Indirect Global Category Manager - IT & HR Services

Zimmer, Inc.•Remote, Remote

4d•$113,407 - $142,000

About The Position

Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader. Our team members are part of a company with a heritage of leadership, a focus on shaping the future, and a mission dedicated to alleviating pain and improving the quality of life for people around the world. The primary responsibilities of the Procurement Manager are to manage end-to-end procurement activities for IT & HR Services categories and lead cross-functional supplier qualifications for their assigned categories. They will be responsible for securing total cost of ownership reductions for HR Services and Temp Labor categories, define global strategy, and work with other counterparts globally to execute the regional strategies.

Requirements

5+ years of track record in Strategic Procurement
Ability to develop high impact procurement strategies
Previous experience with assigned categories required
Cost analysis and management
Leadership skills
Internal stakeholder management
Excellent market information analysis skills and supply market knowledge
Good conflict resolution skills
Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline required.
At least five years of procurement experience, ideally with the assigned category.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a regulated environment preferred.
Specialized Procurement or related certification or training strongly preferred.
Lean and/ or Six Sigma certification or training preferred.

Responsibilities

End-to-end accountability for defining the category and supplier strategy with stakeholders and delivering year-over-year cost reduction within their category.
Strategic interface with suppliers and accountable for building strong and strategic supplier relationships.
Understand supplier market dynamics/ intelligence and use it as input into the strategy.
Monitor and report compliance to Source-to-Pay process for their category/ suppliers.
Drive supplier selection according to strategy, develop supplier base, and identify new suppliers.
Ensure alignment, anticipate changes, and drive activities based on supply market changes and broader company/ functional strategy.
Lead contract and price negotiations with suppliers.
Create and update supplier list according to category strategy.
Work closely with key stakeholders, member organizations and corporate functions to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans.
Identify and define procurement best practices both within and external to Zimmer Biomet and ensure that those best practices are implemented in their category.
The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.