Senior Manager, Procurement

 

Logistics at full potential. 

 

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

 

Logistics at full potential.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? As the Senior Category Manager, you will be responsible for leading, developing, planning, implementing, analyzing and executing category sourcing and purchasing initiatives. Become a part of our growing, dynamic team and we'll help you develop to a level that will exceed your expectations.

 

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead category and commercial strategies; ensure strategy alignment with GXO’s long-term plans
• Develop and execute analysis supporting strategic and tactical category plans
• Lead the development of thorough master services contracts in accordance with regulatory and legal requirements
• Develop RFQs and analyses for supplier selection; lead supplier negotiations for the enterprise on requirements, commercial terms and conditions
• Build performance-based supplier relationships that lead to optimal pricing, quality improvements, process improvements and solutions delivery
• Identify and resolve weaknesses in development plan in primary and secondary suppliers; conduct strategic supplier quarterly performance reviews using supplier scorecards to develop continuous improvement initiatives and actions
• Utilize lean concepts to drive process improvement and cost reductions without compromising business strategies and/or quality
• Present category strategy to sr. management and lead the implementation for far-reaching initiatives
• Develop reporting metrics and alignment with functional areas to ensure the cost savings and cost mitigation related to sourcing and supplier management activities

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• 7 years of progressive experience in procurement and category management including negotiating multimillion-dollar contracts
• Experience in reviewing contract language and redlining SOWs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ability to create complex formulas in Excel
• Availability to work a flexible schedule including planned and unplanned overtime, which may include weekends; ability to travel 10% domestically

It’d be great if you also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field, or equivalent related work or military experience
• Ability to identify opportunities to increase accuracy, optimize resources and develop, recommend and implement solutions
• Experience in managing stakeholders across a large number of sites (50+ locations)
• Ability to develop insightful, value-added and actionable research with detailed explanations regarding drivers of those results; produce unambiguous, comprehensive and accurate interpretations
• Solid aptitude for understanding and researching large amounts of data from multiple sources; perform complex research of data, processes, policies, procedures and/or systems
• Ability to utilize a variety of interpersonal styles and communication methods to effectively adapt to new work structures, processes or cultures

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