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Category & Commodity Manager

Category & Commodity Manager

CompanyCACI
LocationOklahoma City, OK, USA
Salary$46600 – $95600
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required.
  • 3+ years broad-based experience across procurement, with particular focus in category management, purchasing, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, driven price analysis, vendor relationship management and performance management.
  • Understanding of current market conditions with a proven track record to drive savings using different category strategies.
  • Strong analytical skills are required with experience in spend analysis tools and performing spend analysis using Excel.
  • Experience in independently executing RFPs including business outsourcing.
  • Strong contract negotiations skills.
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute category strategies to maximize value and minimize risk for the organization
  • Lead sourcing initiatives and negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and favorable terms
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and align procurement strategies accordingly
  • Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities and process improvements
  • Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in procurement
  • Ensure NDAs, corporate-wide Reseller Agreements, and Partner Agreements are positioned appropriately before business is initiated.
  • Owner of RFI’s, RFP’s and RFQ’s ensuring all commercial and government terms are agreed and documented.
  • Lead the vendor selection process with various internal stakeholders.
  • Analyze software licensing models and service level measures.
  • Develop key performance measures for chosen vendors and negotiate on multiple variables to award longer-term strategic contracts that result in significant cost reduction and improved service levels.
  • Monitor current category market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities.
  • Manage respective vendor relationships and performance, including but not limited to dispute resolution.
  • Work collaboratively with Corporate and Sector Leadership, Solution Architects, Engineers, Purchasing, Subcontracts, other Category Managers.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Preferred experience in executing and managing enterprise Software and SaaS agreements with vendors including Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, VMWare, Salesforce, Atlassian, Splunk, GitLab, etc.