Procurement Senior Manager

hace 2 meses

zacatecas, México NTT DATA A tiempo completo
At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company's growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.
NTT DATA North America, currently seeks a Software Category Manager to join our team in Mexico.
Position's General Duties and Tasks
NTT DATA is seeking a Software Category Manager responsible for serving as primary liaison with global Suppliers and business unit stakeholders. This position will require managing high risk, complex, and high spend categories within and across global business units.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
  • Provide oversight and manage categories and associated purchases; perform category spend and risk analysis; and design and implement category and supplier risk mitigation strategies.
  • Provide governance direction to contract administrators, procurement and sourcing specialists and other supply personnel, as appropriate, within assigned business and spend categories.
  • Define and drive implementation of sourcing, purchasing and category best practices. Define and implement standard procurement/sourcing practices to improve overall effectiveness; identify current trends and best practices to drive process improvement with stakeholders and secure sponsorship to continuously improve.
  • 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.
  • Develop and implement a category plan(s) that defines the strategy for effectively managing the category of spend to meet business unit and NTT DATA goals; incorporates spend analysis, industry analysis, economic trends, risk analysis and mitigation plans and communication/change management strategies.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Minimum:
  • Bachelor's Degree in business, finance or supply chain or other related field with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience.
  • Demonstrated project and change management skills.
  • Demonstrated command of Category(ies) and supply management practices and concepts. Demonstrated understanding of `entire' supply chain and cost drivers.
  • Ability to meet and exceed customer requirements while managing multiple projects and competing priorities, including the ability to present and defend positions before executive audiences.
  • Demonstrated data analysis capability and the ability to evaluate financial impacts of sourcing decisions.
  • Excellent negotiation, conflict management and communication skills. Ability to challenge clients and leadership effectively where appropriate. Strong ability to hold Suppliers accountable for performance.
  • Ability to effectively navigate in a global organization.
  • Balancing competing priorities while building and maintaining productive relationships. Ability to constructively manage conflict among stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated business acumen, ability to grasp technical requirements and communicate effectively with business unit and corporate personnel in order to meet customer expectations.
  • Strong understanding of contract terms and conditions.

Preferred:
  • Detailed specific category expertise.
  • Business Unit experience.
  • Demonstrated understanding of `entire' global supply chain process and cost drivers.

Qualifications
  • Oversight and management of Software Category Spend and/or critical suppliers that require significant risk management and oversight.
  • Provide governance, oversight and manage high risk, complex, and high spend material and/or service categories within a global organization.

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