Senior Category Manager - Software

Primary Duties:
* Leverage IT knowledge to lead negotiations of commercial and legal terms with new and
incumbent vendors to mitigate risk, increase value for internal customers, and provide flexibility
to meet the organization needs, including negotiating vendor authored agreements. (25%)
* Develop sourcing strategies and lead key sourcing initiatives. Participate in periodic special
project initiatives. Accountable for category purchases (including tactical); become involved on
an as-needed bases to resolve emergent issues. (20%)
* Lead personnel (both within and external to Supply) to achieve objectives across related
categories and/or across multiple sourcing initiatives. Prioritize competing needs and assign
tasks to support strategic sourcing initiatives and other Supply projects, as appropriate. (20%)
* Maintain position of primary contact for the resolution of systemic/recurring supplier issues.
Develop close working relationships with supplier and business stakeholders. Monitor supplier
performance to ensure that contract terms and conditions are being met or exceeded; and
performance meets business partner expectations. Manage and/or support supplier alliance
process and manage all supplier relationships (15%)
* Manage categories and provide oversight and governance of associated purchases including IT
technology, cybersecurity, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its Critical
Infrastructure Program (CIP) and vendor affiliation governance processes; perform category
spend and risk analysis; and design and implement category and supplier risk mitigation
strategies. (10%)
* Provide direction to contract administrators, procurement and sourcing specialists and other
supply personnel, as appropriate, within assigned business and spend categories. (5%)
* Identify and implement sourcing and category management best practices. Understand, track
and forecast market trends for IT technologies to maintain technical knowledge and business
acumen. Support the Business Units' Emergency Response activities as assigned (5%)

Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering, science or related field with 4-7 years' experience or
in lieu of degree, 6-9 years' experience
* 3-5 years' experience in IT category sourcing (software, hardware, professional services,
telecom) and/or IT technical experience in software, hardware, professional services or telecom.
* Demonstrated project and change management skills
* Demonstrated knowledge of category and supply management concepts.
* Adept and persuasive communicator (verbal, written).
* Cross functional/organizational team management and facilitation skills (internal and external).
* Demonstrated data analysis capability and MS Office applications expertise.
* Demonstrated negotiation skills. Ability to hold Suppliers accountable for performance.
* Conflict management experience.
* Availability for travel across sites, Supplier locations and business units; as business needs
dictate.

Benefits:
* 401(k) match and annual company contribution
* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
* Life and disability insurance
* Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays,
maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave (based on position)
* Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
* Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance and fitness
reimbursement
* Referral bonus program
* And much more