Strategic Technology Category Lead

2 weeks ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India beBeeLeader Full time US$ 3,50,000 - US$ 5,00,000

Job Overview

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This leadership position involves strategic planning, execution and development of category plans for technology portfolio in indirect spend. The role leads cross-functional teams to align sourcing initiatives with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

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  • Develop short-term to mid-term strategy for overall category plans.
  • Build and maintain key relationships with internal business customers, legal and finance partners at director level.
  • Direct sourcing resources to continually update and execute against category plan.
  • Set category strategies, goals and KPIs to optimize spend, reduce risk and improve supplier performance.
  • Influence business partner strategy and decision making through market intelligence and data insights.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, training and development of sourcing professionals.
  • Create consistent sourcing and RFP standards for outcomes and deliverables across business teams.
  • Drive ongoing review of Spend Under Management to maximize sourcing impact to the business.
  • Develop and present impactful presentations influencing business strategies and decision making.
  • Develop and implement supplier segmentation and supplier management strategies for key suppliers.
  • Proactively identify industry insights and new supplier capabilities to leapfrog competition, build supply chain resilience and manage market and supplier risks.
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Requirements

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  • 10+ years business experience in Sourcing/ IT category management/Procurement.
  • 7+ years sourcing experience.
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Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

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  • Bachelor's Degree - BA/BS.
  • Master's Degree - MBA, JD, MS, ME.
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Skills Set Required:

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  • Experience directly or indirectly leading teams & category management.
  • Negotiating complex and high-spend contracts.
  • Experience owning/developing complex project & negotiation plans including strategy development.
  • Experience managing and negotiating with large Software and/or Hardware OEMs.
  • Experience managing cross-functional project teams and resources.
  • Expert-level PowerPoint and presentation skills.
  • Conflict management, relationship building and coaching developing sourcing talent.

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