Category Associate Cover Letter

Please consider me for the category associate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical and commercial procurement expertise to category business projects, business areas, and key suppliers within the defined category, contracting processing and risk profiles.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Competitively develop and maintain a portfolio of Craft Labor agreements
• Prepare procurement plans, bid packages, sealed bids, reverse auctions
• Execute contract administration duties, stewarding tactical Client relationship for key portfolio activities
• Supplier relationship management within portfolio, including monitoring, evaluating and reporting suppliers conformance with contract key performance indicators
• Drive business value and agreement rationalization opportunities within portfolio
• Ensure transactional efficiency of agreements across multiple systems and resource planning platforms
• Active contribution in site networks and use of site specific information
• Craft Labor expertise

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the category associate position.

Previously, I was responsible for project management support to strategic and tactical sourcing projects in HR Services, Facility Services categories in Spanish.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience in category management approaches in retail and/or manufacturer contexts
• Experience of working with retailers and manufacturers in embedding customer insight in existing category management processes
• Category adjacency and flow
• New Product Launch & Evaluation
• Experience with IRI and Nielsen data platforms preferred
• Complete knowledge of Category Management concepts and techniques
• Analytics software experience
• JDA Prospace experience preferred

Please consider me for the category associate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for leadership and support to the Business Relationship Management and Category Managers to ensure quality delivery and cost effectiveness of the sourcing and contract functions within the Procurement organization.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• To possess good written and verbal communication skills
• Positive attitude, flexibility, and team player
• Experience with various eProcurement tools like Ariba, Archer, AXPERT, Bridger, Coupa will be advantageous
• Strong engagement and collaborative skills are important
• Proven results in leading cross-culture teams, and strong enterprise/business acumen
• Strong user / professional level comfort with functional technology platforms (e-procurement), proficient user of MS office
• Experience working in an international, cross-functional and multiple stakeholder environment
• Strong organizational and Project Management skills essential

Please consider me for the category associate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for category leadership and direction to business partners and the Sourcing & Supplier Management team.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Intellectual curiosity & learning agility
• Superior problem solving, business evaluation, strategy development
• CPG Category, consumer, & shopper knowledge
• Excellent presentation, consensus-building and leadership abilities
• Excellent time management, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Able to analyze customer POS data to build reports and track business results
• Produce category experience
• Promotion Solutions Development – Highly Developed – Provides technical expertise to drive the business to achieve breakthrough results

I am excited to be applying for the position of category associate. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support for the McKesson Brand category management function through research and analysis of the company's markets, competition and product mix.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Skills & competencies to work with bigger process equipment (pilot)
• Experience in working with formulation and recipe + process tools
• Knowledge on finished food products
• Knowledge on Lab/Pilot Safety and Food safety
• SAP Purchase-to-Pay experience
• Technical excellence in MS Office Productivity tools (Word, Excel, and Power Point)
• Proficient systems knowledge and experience with syndicated POS scanner/consumer household panel data (AC Nielsen / IRI / Spectra preferred)
• Experience in procurement processes, category management and sourcing of external services for the pharmaceutical/biotech industry including for example clinical trials, QC testing, Facilities, Maintenance and Logistics