Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Category Manager

About the position

As the Senior Category Manager, you will lead strategic sourcing activities for a variety of indirect categories including but not limited to IT, Marketing, Professional Services, etc. You will work closely with global business/functional leaders across all of Fortune Brands to develop & implement sourcing strategies that would effectively reduce the total cost of ownership of category spend, leveraging world-class negotiation skills, tools, and processes. You will lead the transformations in collaboration with our stakeholders of all impacted organizational functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute effective sourcing and demand management strategies to reduce our Total Cost of Ownership of assigned indirect spend categories such as IT, Marketing and Professional Services.
• Partner with key stakeholders and senior leadership to understand strategic direction, business objectives, supply requirements, and priorities.
• Build and manage project pipeline of assigned categories through category expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and buy-in.
• Overall responsibility for developing, communicating, and implementing procurement strategies. Drive compliance.
• Achieve stakeholders’ business requirements leveraging best practices to effectively deliver value - cost reductions/avoidance, risk mitigation, process improvements, supplier consolidation, etc.
• Develop category management expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio set to provide insights that influence actionable outcomes.
• Implement the industry’s best practices through cross-functional engagement.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP. Negotiate supplier agreements.
• Deliver savings and cost optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Indirect Procurement driving savings & launching strategic sourcing initiatives in collaborations with diverse stakeholders.
• In-depth experience sourcing IT, Marketing and Professional Services.
• Exposure to best-in-class procurement practices including extensive end-to-end experience in Sourcing process, Spend Analysis, Supplier & Industry Analysis, RFx expertise, and contract negotiations.
• Able to travel domestically as needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong IT Sourcing experience.
• A strategic thinker with attention to details.
• Strong communication, leadership and influencing skills.
• Self-directed.
• High level work ethics.
• A quick learner.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans.
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution.
• Product discounts.
• Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy).
• Inclusive fertility / adoption benefits.