Senior Category Manager

Whether you're a recent grad or a seasoned professional, you can experience meaningful career growth at Rosendin. Enjoy a true sense of ownership as you work with a proven industry leader on some of the most exciting and high-profile projects in the nation. We offer a wide range of job opportunities, competitive compensation, full benefits, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and more. Why Rosendin? Committed. Innovative. Engaged. If you're looking to take your career to the next level and work with some of the best and brightest in the industry, we want to hear from you. Since our founding over 100+ years ago, Rosendin has been driven to positively impact the communities where we live and work. We are an organization built on integrity and we have a culture that empowers people, embraces diversity, and inspires everyone to do their best. As one of the largest EMPLOYEE-OWNED electrical contractors in the United States, you will have the unique benefit of being a shareholder at a company that is experiencing tremendous growth and success. When our people succeed and fuel our success, we reward them. We'd love to have you as a shareholder! YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY: The Senior Category Manager will development and implement procurement category strategies for critical equipment, gear, commodities, lighting or other spend categories as assigned, which are in alignment with Projects objectives for cost, quality, and schedule. This position is a program lead role that is responsible for driving category strategies through a matrixed team while providing oversight, support, and mentorship to Category Managers, Procurement Team Leads and Procurement Specialists. You'll be able to form, lead, and oversee teams of subject matter experts that will define and implement new or enhanced business or technology processes, initiatives, and projects to deliver added value within and outside of Procurement. Your main focus will be on achieving the best value while improving efficiencies throughout the procurement process from estimate to contract close-out to drive savings and efficiency across the company. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Lead cross functional teams to develop category strategies to achieve financial value-add and improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through detailed analysis of the category portfolio including consolidation of Vendor landscape and spend across all geographical areas. Pursue defined Category Management (CM) strategies to ensure competitive advantage for Rosendin and to position Rosendin as a market leader and preferred client of our key Vendors. Incorporate business requirements into sourcing plans, RFPs, and category strategies. Gather, interpret, and use complex data to develop actionable steps that will improve processes and optimize results to support category strategies. Oversee the development and delivery of effective negotiation and contracting strategies for strategic suppliers. Develop global/regional contracts that are commercially sound and provide the best commercial and technical value for the organization. Develop comprehensive implementation plans to execute category strategies with stakeholders and end users. Negotiate and review NDAs, Contracts and Agreements with key Vendors. Lead change management efforts at senior management levels and contribute to company growth through innovation strategies. Foster relationships with suppliers and manufacturers to create short-term and long-term value for the company, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and total cost of ownership that meets the business' goals supported by performance benchmarks. Perform Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value. Lead national business reviews with strategic suppliers to ensure performance against contracted obligations and business unit expectations. Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor Vendor performance and minimize performance iss…

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