Sr Category Manager - Facilities

Lowe's Companies, Inc. • Mooresville, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position leads the planning, development, and execution of category plan strategies for a portfolio of Lowe's indirect spend. The role involves collaborating with internal business partners to align sourcing initiatives with business goals, directing sourcing team resources, and engaging cross-functional stakeholders in the execution of category plans. Key activities include sourcing execution, contract negotiation, market intelligence and analytics, and supplier management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree BA/BS or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or science plus 7 years of experience
• 7+ years business experience
• 5+ years sourcing experience
• Experience directly or indirectly leading teams
• Negotiating complex contracts
• Experience owning/developing complex project plans including strategy development
• Experience managing cross-functional project teams and resources
• Expert level PowerPoint and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree MBA, JD, MS, ME
• Conflict management, relationship building and coaching developing sourcing talent

Responsibilities

• Develops short to mid-term (1-3 years) strategy of overall Category Plans
• Builds and maintains key relationships with internal business customers, legal and finance partners at the director level
• Directs and assigns sourcing resources to continually update and execute against Category Plan
• Sets category strategies, goals and KPIs to optimize spend, reduce risk and improve supplier performance
• Influences business partner strategy and decision making through market intel and data insights
• Provides leadership, coaching, training and development of sourcing professionals
• Creates consistent sourcing and RFP standards for outcomes and deliverables across the business teams
• Drives ongoing review of Spend Under Management to maximize sourcing impact to the business
• Develops and presents impactful presentations influencing business strategies and decision making
• Develops and implements supplier segmentation and supplier management strategies for key suppliers
• Proactively identifies industry insights and new supplier capabilities to leapfrog the competition, build supply chain resilience, and manage market and supplier risks

Benefits

• exceptional benefits
• opportunities to grow their skills

What This Job Offers

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