Lead Procurement Category Manager

The Weather Company • Andover, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Procurement Category Manager at the Weather Company, you will help implement Procurement, purchasing processes and activities for technology categories in accordance with the business strategic requirements set forth by Procurement and the business units. This role will be responsible for all strategic and tactical aspects of supply chain procurement including stakeholder management, requirements intake, product/service cost reduction, supplier negotiations, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management and improvements, project management and daily operational processing of requests and Pos. Spend categories under management are focused on information technology, including software/SaaS, hardware, cloud infrastructure, telecommunications, and software development services (onshore and offshore).

Requirements

• Great business acumen and work experience in procurement for at least 5-7 years
• Strategic Thinker and Consensus builder
• Unquestioned ethics
• Expert knowledge of technology categories and especially those valuable to software and data businesses like software licensing, contracted services, cloud services, AI & other IT services
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective matrix/cross functional skill sets
• Self-Directed with project management experience
• Meet commitments to internal/external customers on time
• Drives for execution excellence and makes sound decisions
• Champions change / Drives for improvement
• Ability to perform financial analysis, spreadsheets, cataloging and database upkeep, project management
• Microsoft & Google tools, procurement systems
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, IT and/or Supply Chain education or experience

Responsibilities

• Help sourcing as needed by the business
• Process procurement steps for categories assigned
• Work directly with IT and engineering functions as the Procurement interface acting in liaison capacity for procurement activities
• Work directly with C level leaders on all of their Procurement requirements
• Handle multiple spend categories and strategic suppliers
• Become a key member on the team that leads all tools that are being used within the company
• Develop and Implement sourcing strategies
• Work with suppliers to obtain cost-saving contracts/material cost reduction
• Work and act strategically as it relates to procurement as well as perform tactical tasks such as requesting quotes and issuing purchase orders
• Implementation of value chain improvement initiatives
• Support tactical requirements of position/processing P2P (Purchase to Pay)

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off program
• Hybrid work model
• Variety of medical insurance options including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
• Competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement
• National health, dental, and vision plans
• Progressive family plan benefits

What This Job Offers

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