Non-IT Category Lead

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Job description

Non-IT Category Manager needed for a contract opportunity with Yoh's client located in Valparaiso, IN.
The Big Picture Top Skills Should You Possess:

• Seven (7) to ten (10) years' experience in Contracting and RFPs
• Bidding & negotiations experience
• Direct Experience, non-IT
• Construction experience, large projects
• Hybrid: Tuesday Thursday in office
• Pay: $52 - $68/hr depending on experience

What You'll Be Doing:

• Establishing, leading/facilitating and supporting cross functional category management teams to develop and maintain category plans and ongoing category performance
• Developing spend/performance and external market analyses to monitor category performance and identify performance improvement opportunities
• Defining category requirements through collaborative efforts with respective stakeholder groups
• Collaborating with stakeholder groups to develop consensus on the appropriate category plans and priorities
• Leading performance improvement initiatives defined by the category plan including strategic sourcing and other performance improvement initiatives

What You Need to Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent work-related experience
• Experience leading cross-functional teams
• Ability to build support and consensus

Bonus Points! Otherwise Known As Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• Certified Procurement Manager (CPM)
• Three (3) years of leadership experience
• Experience working in a Shared Services organization
• Supply Chain experience in the utility industry
• Knowledgeable in category management and strategic sourcing practices

Opportunity is Calling, Apply Now!
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Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

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