Categroy Specialist

**_ Responsibilities: _**
- Leads the analysis of a specific commodity data and industry trends or leads an individual supply chain sub
- category; reports results to managers.
- Participates as a senior member on a cross-functional team (may lead specific projects).
- Meets with Stakeholder managers to understand business priorities and translate them into procurement plans; comprehends the industry and the Marketplace.
- Utilizes supply chain and financial modeling tools.
- Participates in Supplier Selection Activities.
- May lead activities for less complex domains.
- Assesses the supply base of category.
- Negotiates and contracts with suppliers.
- Engages with low-complexity suppliers.
- Monitors supplier performance.
- Executes risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management, and operation strategies.
- Identifies common contract risk areas.
- Negotiates acceptable contracting outcomes using pre
- packed solutions.
- Advises program level business representatives on fundamental contract risk areas.

**_ Education and Experience Required: _**
- First level university degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree.
- Typically 4-6 years of experience in procurement or supply chain function.

**_ Knowledge and Skills: _**
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, industry, and suppliers.
- Current knowledge and experience of procurement in the Software commodity space.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills, including presentation and negotiation abilities.
- Basic Project Management Skills.
- Basic ability to develop suppliers
- Strong teamwork and basic leadership skills; basic influencing skills.
- Mastery in English and local language.
- Ability to create a contract using standard HP contract templates with supervision.
- Applies cause and effect thinking to identify common contract risk areas.
- packaged contract solutions to obtain acceptable outcomes.
- Solid understanding of fundamental contracting principles.
- Good understanding of HP business units and HP business strategy.
- Excellent cultural knowledge of.

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