Computacenter AG & Co. oHG
Category Manager, Indirect Procurement
About the role
This role will have responsibility for managing all Indirect spend for our business in North America. You will be responsible for overseeing our indirect spend and P2P processes, building a preferred supplier list and delivering targeted savings to the business. You will develop collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to optimize service delivery value. Reporting into the Global Procurement Director, you will work closely with all members of the global procurement organization and key business stakeholders.
What you'll be doing
Driving strategic initiatives to achieve our global procurement strategy and targeted savings
Ensuring our procurement policy guidelines and best procurement practices are applied throughout our business in North America
Overseeing the end to end procurement process including strategic sourcing, category management, RFP, RFI, tendering
Build and develop relationships with business stakeholders at all levels across the group
Build and maintain key performance targets to measure supplier performance
Continually analyze supplier spend determine best options and make recommendations by evaluating total cost and quality of indirect goods and services
Streamline current supplier base and a preferred supplier list
Oversee strategic supplier sourcing and build mutual beneficial relationships with suppliers
Facilitate resolution of supplier performance issues
Monitor our supply chain to mitigate any potential risk to Computacenter
Promote collaboration within the global indirect procurement teams
Keep up to date with purchasing trends and associated legislation and apply these as appropriate
What you have
Bachelor’s degree or MCIPS qualified or equivalent procurement qualifications
A minimum of 10 years' experience in procurement operations, sourcing, negotiations, contract management
Experience in supporting procurement globalization, and experience in supporting international procurement projects
Previous experience in leading and managing procurement team (desirable)
Strong strategic, organizational, and communication skills
Excellent people skills and a high level of emotional intelligence
Excellent data analytic capabilities and advanced proficiency in Excel
Proven ability of analyzing and resolving complex problems quickly to drive performance improvement
Experience using procurement software SRM/ Ariba/SAP
Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and engagement skills
What you can expect There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.
About us Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our world‑renowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. We’re a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 20,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the country’s best-known businesses with regional hubs in San Francisco and Irvine, CA; Norcross, GA; Plano, TX; and New York City; and Integration Centers in Silicon Valley and Atlanta. www.computacenter.com/us
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What you'll be doing
Driving strategic initiatives to achieve our global procurement strategy and targeted savings
Ensuring our procurement policy guidelines and best procurement practices are applied throughout our business in North America
Overseeing the end to end procurement process including strategic sourcing, category management, RFP, RFI, tendering
Build and develop relationships with business stakeholders at all levels across the group
Build and maintain key performance targets to measure supplier performance
Continually analyze supplier spend determine best options and make recommendations by evaluating total cost and quality of indirect goods and services
Streamline current supplier base and a preferred supplier list
Oversee strategic supplier sourcing and build mutual beneficial relationships with suppliers
Facilitate resolution of supplier performance issues
Monitor our supply chain to mitigate any potential risk to Computacenter
Promote collaboration within the global indirect procurement teams
Keep up to date with purchasing trends and associated legislation and apply these as appropriate
What you have
Bachelor’s degree or MCIPS qualified or equivalent procurement qualifications
A minimum of 10 years' experience in procurement operations, sourcing, negotiations, contract management
Experience in supporting procurement globalization, and experience in supporting international procurement projects
Previous experience in leading and managing procurement team (desirable)
Strong strategic, organizational, and communication skills
Excellent people skills and a high level of emotional intelligence
Excellent data analytic capabilities and advanced proficiency in Excel
Proven ability of analyzing and resolving complex problems quickly to drive performance improvement
Experience using procurement software SRM/ Ariba/SAP
Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and engagement skills
What you can expect There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.
About us Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our world‑renowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. We’re a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 20,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the country’s best-known businesses with regional hubs in San Francisco and Irvine, CA; Norcross, GA; Plano, TX; and New York City; and Integration Centers in Silicon Valley and Atlanta. www.computacenter.com/us
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