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Regional Category Manager
San Francisco, CA
Parisian LLC
San Francisco, CA
Regional Category Manager
  • Monitor and develop supplier performance by conducting performance dialogues with relevant suppliers
  • Develop and execute regional procurement category strategies for assigned category mix
  • Further develop the BASF active natural gas management approach in North America
  • Collaborate with suppliers to improve performance and innovate
  • Set cost reduction targets for all category teams and develop them to a high performing organization
  • Drive demand management and sourcing initiatives with virtual sourcing teams and make sure all activities are captured accurately
  • Provide mentorship and influence to downstream procurement teams and processes for seamless execution of category management strategies
Los Angeles, CA
SCM Regional Category Manager Nafta Indirect
Los Angeles, CA
Batz and Sons
Los Angeles, CA
SCM Regional Category Manager Nafta Indirect
  • Implement and execute projects using standard approach and processes working within multifunctional teams across multiple locations within the Americas region
  • 1) Supply Chain Category manager is responsible for the Capital & Equipment Leasing categories of indirect spend ($100m+ annual)
  • Implement and sustain standard tools and processes to increase productivity and efficiency. Share best practices and lessons learned and promote continuous improvement culture
  • Ensure alignment with Financial Reporting Guidelines for the administration of Leases for personal property and regulatory compliance
  • 2) Lease Administration process for the NAFTA region ($200M of administered spend)
  • Negotiate internally and externally to resolve issues
  • Perform supplier qualifications, negotiations, and performance management
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Boston, MA
Senior Regional Category Manager
Boston, MA
Leffler-O'Hara
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Boston, MA
Senior Regional Category Manager
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  • Ideal candidates might come from consumer sector, including fashion, retail, consumer electronics, marketing management consulting
  • Align with regional and global marketing and sales team to define strategy and plan
  • Close collaboration with Global, Regional and Country Marketing teams and Consumer Insights and Analytics teams
  • Lead the growing categories across 4Ps to drive both revenue and share gain across APAC
  • Creative briefing of product tool-kits and deployment to your designated countries
  • Responsible for ATL and BTL activities including appreciation of the 4P's ie Price, Product, Positioning, Promotion
  • Lead end to end brand strategy across 14 countries in the APAC region
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Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Howard University
Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Skills Skills
  • Strategic thinker with solid facilitation ability supported by excellent interpersonal competencies (communication, leadership, influencing)
  • Excellent physical fitness, professional manner and discretion
  • Ability to handle and resolve customer conflicts in a professional, tactful manner
  • Category planning in terms of revenue, profitability and working capital
  • Expert proficiency in basic MS Office© software and other business systems (Ariba, Emptoris Mpower, SAP etc.)
  • Knowledgeable in offshore operating environments e.g. Captive, Build Operate Transfer, Managed Service, Functional & Full Service concepts
  • 5+ years in-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with a solid working knowledge of category management
  • Proven capability in negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder management
  • Excellent customer service skills; energetic, enthusiastic and motivational
  • Ability to present to a large group of people and facilitate discussion among them
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead end to end brand strategy across 14 countries in the APAC region
  • Define and develop the direction for the consumer marketing plan including; owning category P&L,portfolio definition, business planning and reporting processes
  • Experience of multiple markets in APAC region, ideally China, Japan, ANZ, Korea
  • Extensive Consumer Marketing experience, ideally from a major brand within FMCG, Lifestyle, Consumer Electronics
  • Numerically minded, with strong commercial instinct, able to own P&L and forecasting process experience
  • People should be able to work in a fast-paced environment, act decisively, create and drive change, and able to work collaboratively
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Senior Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Define and develop the direction for the consumer marketing plan including; owning category P&L, portfolio definition, business planning and reporting processes
  • Responsible for ATL and BTL activities including appreciation of the 4P's ie Price, Product, Positioning, Promotion
  • Close collaboration with Global, Regional and Country Marketing teams and Consumer Insights and Analytics teams
  • Creative briefing of product tool-kits and deployment to your designated countries
  • Experience of multiple markets in APAC region, ideally China, Japan, ANZ, Korea is a MUST
  • Extensive Consumer Marketing experience, ideally from a major brand within FMCG, Lifestyle, Consumer Electronics is highly preferred
  • Strong understanding of the execution of 4P's across multiple markets
  • People should have strong communication skills and it is essential you have a high command of the English language, both written and verbal
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead and drive the formulation and deployment of category management strategies across the enterprise
  • Own and build strong relationships with key internal customers and suppliers
  • Drive and deliver supply chain value and risk management through partnership and early engagement with key stakeholders in understanding business needs and market trends
  • Provide mentorship and influence to downstream procurement teams and processes for seamless execution of category management strategies
  • Lead cross-functional teams in category planning
  • Conduct sourcing actions and contract negotiations with suppliers, to steer favourable outcomes in line with organisational objectives
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Senior Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead the growing categories across 4Ps to drive both revenue and share gain across APAC
  • Align with regional and global marketing and sales team to define strategy and plan
  • Responsible for regional category P&L with strong commercial sense
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SCM Regional Category Manager Nafta Indirect Resume Examples & Samples

  • 2) Lease Administration process for the NAFTA region ($200M of administered spend)
  • 3) Eaton – Buy – Eaton Program Champion ($25M annual program spend)
  • Leverage category knowledge to identify, establish and lead the development of regional category strategies to meet business requirements - including cost reduction, supplier performance, working capital and supplier reduction objectives. Link with global strategy, where applicable
  • Manage a program of supply chain projects for the category / categories to meet business requirements - including cost, supplier performance, supplier reduction and working capital
  • Implement and execute projects using standard approach and processes working within multifunctional teams across multiple locations within the Americas region
  • Manage supplier relationships to meet cost and supplier performance requirements
  • Collaborate and build relationships with internal stakeholders to identify requirements and ensure supply chain meets the business requirements of the categories internal customers
  • Negotiate internally and externally to resolve issues
  • Manage contract renewals and contract negotiations to meet commercial, schedule and regulatory requirements
  • Implement and sustain standard tools and processes to increase productivity and efficiency. Share best practices and lessons learned and promote continuous improvement culture
  • Ensure alignment with Financial Reporting Guidelines for the administration of Leases for personal property and regulatory compliance
  • Collaborate and build relationships with internal stakeholders to identify requirements and ensure supply chain meets the business requirements of Eaton Buy Eaton program
  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution required
  • Minimum 10 years professional work experience; 5 years’ experience in supply chain / category management / procurement required
  • No relocation is being offered for this role. Candidates being considered must reside within 50 miles of the any of the following facilities : Beachwood – OH, Moon Township – PA, Galesburg – MI, Irvine – California, or Eden Prairie – MN
  • Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
  • Bachelor’s degree focus on Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Management
  • Professional supply chain related certification (e.g. CPM, CPSM, CPIM
  • Industrial operations experience with BU and/or corporate
  • Preferred Knowledge and Training
  • Prior demonstration of strong sourcing and supplier management knowledge
  • Demonstrated understanding of indirect supply chain management, strategic requirements, challenges and solutions to win
  • Strong communication, customer service and interpersonal skills necessary to converse with a diverse group of stakeholders including senior management, engineers, operations and supply chain management personnel
  • Successful track record managing supply chain programs and/or projects
  • Strong negotiations knowledge, skills, and experience. Prior experience with supplier negotiations
  • Experience in supplier contract construction and contract management process
  • Ability to leverage data and analytics to make informed decisions, including effective use of desktop analytics tools (e.g. Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills
  • Ability to execute in a matrixed environment with strong influencing skills
  • Knowledge of Lean methodology preferred with a demonstrated continuous improvement mindset
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Set cost reduction targets for all category teams and develop them to a high performing organization
  • Make sure that sourcing methodology is applied in a meaningful and pragmatic manner
  • Facilitate and promote sourcing strategies to sustainably consolidate the supplier base
  • Make sure that contracts for preferred suppliers are based on ABB’s terms and conditions
  • Actively manage supplier portfolio including evaluation and classification and run regular review meeting for smooth operation
  • Oversee and solve cost, quality or scheduling issues and run claim management when escalated
  • Drive demand management and sourcing initiatives with virtual sourcing teams and make sure all activities are captured accurately
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Collate supplier, market, category and internal business data and information for the region, and provide regional input and validation to the global Category Strategy, including facilitating involvement of relevant stakeholders. Using this as a basis, develop regional-specific category strategies and communicate and distribute to relevant stakeholders in the procurement and business community. Strategies developed will be scalable and aligned appropriately across Takeda Operating Companies and functions
  • Provide regional category input to inform the top-down target setting process and take responsibility for the delivery of regional savings targets following engagement in the target setting process
  • Develop a pipeline of regional category initiatives and opportunities (Savings / Productivity / Risk Management / Innovation) using external supply market / business intelligence, application of benchmarking methodologies and internal business partner knowledge. This may include management and coordination of specialist suppliers on market intelligence data
  • Provide input into the development of the Annual Category Plan based on the regional category strategy, business planning activities and regional category pipeline and ensure these are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals. This will involve providing oversight, support and coaching to any allocated project managers in the deployment of projects
  • Provide regional input into the development of the Category Management Handbook to translate the Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan into clear, practical guidance for key procurement and functional colleagues and ensure that category associates involved in operational buying activities have access to the Category Management Handbook
  • Liaise with the regional procurement hubs and the business to ensure the generation of monthly metrics reports
  • Delivery of and accurate reporting of Procurement Balanced Scorecard measures and Value Contribution targets (operational metrics, savings, quality etc) achieved from implemented sourcing strategies
  • Contract volumes and associated statistics by category, geography and function, as appropriate
  • As well as within Procurement, develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders relating to regional category accountabilities, Takeda’s Procurement Groups and General / Administrative functions such as Finance, IS, HR, Legal, Privacy, Compliance to ensure appropriate inputs to sourcing strategies and implementation plans
  • Support the global development and standardization of core category management infrastructure (Processes / Systems / Tools) and encourage adoption in the region to improve procurement efficiency, performance and compliance
  • Degree level educated
  • 5+ years in-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with a solid working knowledge of category management
  • 5+ years overall business experience, including working within a regulated industry
  • Capable of managing cross functional project teams to generate material value across multiple categories
  • Direct experience in managing category management projects and development of sourcing strategies
  • Proven Financial and Business Acumen (e.g. TCO, TEI, NPV & Cost Modeling)
  • Outstanding communication and project management capabilities
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity
  • Change management and process improvement skills with direct experience in delivering business process change
  • Strategic thinker with solid facilitation ability supported by excellent interpersonal competencies (communication, leadership, influencing)
  • Proven capability in negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder management
  • Ability to manage effectively in a global, fluid, interactive, matrix environment
  • Skilled and experienced in project and risk management
  • Knowledgeable in offshore operating environments e.g. Captive, Build Operate Transfer, Managed Service, Functional & Full Service concepts
  • Expert proficiency in basic MS Office© software and other business systems (Ariba, Emptoris Mpower, SAP etc.)
  • Post graduate business related qualification such as an MBA
  • Analytical experience in positions of increasing analytical complexity, autonomy and responsibility. Demonstrated ability in organizing, analyzing and reporting complex financial data with solid grounding in basic procurement and financial processes and systems
  • International strategic sourcing / category management experience
  • Pharmaceutical Industry or Management Consulting experience
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Prior experience in procurement and category management
  • Proven Category and Industry experience and knowledge
  • Strategic & effective thinker - with the ability to identify and exploit innovative concepts leading at a global level through complex projects
  • Effective communicator – with an established strong supplier relationship with internal & external client executives and with an ability to reach consensus across category strategies, targets and savings commitments
  • Multi-tasking skills – with an ability to handle multiple urgent requirements in a high pressure environment
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Support purchase order creation process flow
  • Lead sourcing processes (RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, etc.) including commercial analysis, negotiation, selection, contracting
  • Establish contracts, including business KPIs ensuring terms and conditions are supported, formally agreed to and documented
  • Review supplier performance collaboratively with key internal stakeholders
  • Conduct market intelligence research by interacting with key suppliers, industry associations, and internal stakeholders to collect industry relevant information and rationalizing to assess impact current and future to BASF
  • Provide disciplinary leadership of a team of category buyers/agents
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop and execute regional procurement category strategies for assigned category mix
  • Provide Supplier Relationship Management - manage relationships with regional suppliers, which will include collaborating on innovation, monitoring performance metrics, resolving claims and/or disputes, etc
  • Provide Internal Business Partner Management – works to understand the BU strategy and priorities and translate needs into the category strategy
  • Accountable for market intelligence not only for the current market but also to forecast future (3-5 years) market conditions and potential impact to BASF
  • Manage the category’s RfX process
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Business Management: Executes Business Strategy for the Region. Directs and ensures the procurement of direct materials to meet or exceed business plans, objectives and support requirements, including Quality, Delivery, Cost and NPI support
  • Strategic Cost Management: Accountable for Regional and WW Category savings target. Manages Procurement activities associated with Supply Chain optimization with Total Cost Ownership (TCO). Builds ‘funnel’ by identifying regional projects
  • Supplier Management: Establishes and maintains supplier relations. Provides leadership in working with internal partners to select worldwide best technologies, parts and suppliers to meet or exceed business needs, including supplier categorization, supplier risk management, supplier ESR management, and supplier performance management with TQRDCE
  • Category Management: Develops and implements category strategies and project plans that aligns with Global Category Strategy or business requirements. Manages the assurance of supply for assigned categories or projects
  • Contracting & negotiating: Recognized expert on negotiating and developing contractual agreements
  • Champions the development of analytical tools and predictive models. Originates action, makes decisions from broad objectives and concepts. Solves a broad range of problems varying in scope and complexity. Implements complex processes requiring innovation and insight. Expert Negotiator
  • Leads development projects requiring coordination with other functions, entities and suppliers. Works with Supply Managers and procurement engineers to ensure Category Strategy is inclusive of both current and future issues and directions
  • Act as SPOC for the local sites for both OF/Procurement and R&D (may via NPS)
  • Conducts all business activities in accordance with Agilent’s Standard of Business Conduct
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree preferably in Business Administration, Business Engineering, Business Science
  • Knowledge of leading edge procurement practices, commodity strategies, terms and negotiation concepts and business law
  • Knowledge of financial and analytical skills/tools to determine total cost, evaluate suppliers and suggest improvements in procurement processes (statistics, cost accounting, computer spreadsheets, flow charting, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently to achieve desired results from general objectives
  • Effective written and communication skills in native language and English for the procurement environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills to represent Agilent to suppliers and relate to peers/ managers/ internal partners
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to effectively manage projects
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Serve as leader for Supplier Identification, Qualification, and Development for low-cost regions
  • Handle direct engagement and interface between procurement/sourcing, material management, operations, engineering, and other relevant functions as needed
  • Plan, lead, and manage all phases of new business acquisition for the Supply Chain function in assigned region
  • Perform supplier qualifications, negotiations, and performance management
  • Support New Product Introductions to ensure preferred Suppliers are utilized
  • Examine existing procedures and opportunities to streamline activities to meet product distribution needs
  • Identify and implement working capital improvements with Suppliers (i.e., extended payment terms, Supplier pull replenishment, and other working capital improvement projects)
  • Transition ERP into new business acquisitions while ensuring synergy plans are met on-time
  • Serve as member of diverse, cross-functional team to work with other cultures in complex, fast-paced, high mix/low volume environment
  • Project management experience with projects spanning multiple sites, multiple countries, and multiple simultaneous projects
  • Technical competencies enabling engagement and influence in engineering
  • Experience working in low-cost/developing countries
  • 25-50% domestic and international travel required
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage Dell's relationship with critical IT Consulting suppliers
  • Service as the subject matter expert for purchasing IT services and consulting
  • Executing strategic sourcing plans and communicate them to executives
  • Understanding key cost drivers and developing should-cost models
  • Negotiating cost and contract terms
  • Collaborate with suppliers to improve performance and innovate
  • Benchmarking procurement trends for assigned category
  • Participate in transformational initiatives and strive to continually improve procurement processes and procedures
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Senior.regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for Regional Category P&L, goals, strategy, priority, performance
  • Be the Expert for AP on category business, competition, consumers’ needs and behaviors, marketing needs for the category ATL/BTL
  • Be the Point of contact for global Business Group & Local Category Managers
  • Product
  • 10+ years of international marketing/Brand experience in fashion, Retail, consumer electronics, and/or brand/marketing management consulting
  • Experience with P&L/portfolio management and full marketing mix, including developing 360 campaign
  • Experience in developing brand strategy recommendations and successfully growing a product line
  • Prior experience of partnership development for joint Brand activities
  • Passion for consumers’ needs and business dynamics
  • Ideal candidate has proven leadership skills to create strong internal/external relationships, while being a global team player
  • Ability to view issues from a broad strategic perspective and strong experience in problem solving, influencing and decision making
  • Organizational savvy to understand how to get things done in a global/regional matrix organization
  • Great communicator
  • Self-management skills and self-started attitude highly valued
  • English fluent verbally and written is a must
  • Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance, MBA is a plus
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage Dell's relationship with critical Consulting and Labor suppliers
  • Service as the subject matter expert for purchasing Consulting and Labor services
  • Support the development of strategic sourcing plans
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bachelor Degree in Marketing, Business, Food Technology or any other relevant discipline
  • Strategic and planning skills to deliver clear and well structured plans
  • Project management skills for seamless execution of category initiatives
  • Influencing skills to deliver in a matrix and leveraging other resources
  • Collaborative, team player, Strong communicator
  • Independence and confidence
  • Language: English as mandatory and Spanish as must have
  • Desirable 5-10 years experience within Food & Beverage, Ingredients, flavors Industry
  • Exposure to the beverage, Savory, Sweets or Dairy industry and sound understanding of the Latin American market
  • Product development and/or technical experience
  • Successful business development and project management experience
  • Brand management and/or marketing exposure
  • Consumer insights and trends generation, capture and leverage
  • Consumer research expertise
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Regional Category Manager R&D Resume Examples & Samples

  • Strong knowledge of Marketing Procurement
  • Set direction & inspire
  • Drive performance
  • Live our values
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Degree level eg BA, BSc
  • Experience developing sophisticated commercial procurement strategies that align with the business’s needs
  • Deep category and market expertise. Specifically with creative agencies, Digital Agencies and Production
  • Demonstrated expertise in managing categories is required, particularly with respect to developing & implementing strategies, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management
  • Demonstrated experience in influencing strategy and managing across multiple geographies and business units
  • Demonstrated experience in managing regional projects with consideration to diverse LOC needs and regulation (eg taxes, law, regulation)
  • A strong understanding of business and financial analysis
  • MBA, MCIPS (or US/International equivalents)
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Define and lead (global) multi BG cross-functional sourcing teams
  • Provide team members with direction and support throughout the steps and activities of the strategic sourcing process
  • Manage and facilitate the collaboration within the cross-functional sourcing team
  • Develop and manage relationship with key suppliers and track their performance
  • Be a challenger in the different Sourcing teams:Validate the decision documents: Provide expert input on the key milestone meetings; Be a key person for the discussion of issues; Manage the standardized way of working across the categories
  • Manage relationship with internal stakeholder during projects
  • Collect and manage internal stakeholders feedback on the sourcing process to identify further TCO reduction opportunities
  • Improve and reinforce the DSM Purchasing profile and recognition within the internal stakeholder community
  • Quality, Health, Safety and Environment
  • Ensure category strategies, supplier selection and supplier contracting is in line with DSM QHSE guidelines and systems, in order to meet legal obligations, guarantee the quality of processes and products,
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ensure that commodities are supplied to BASF consuming plants without production disruption, within parameters jointly set with the Business Units and meeting contractual obligations with third party suppliers
  • Further develop the BASF active natural gas management approach in North America
  • Strengthen the BASF market position for natural gas by securing pipeline capacities, storage capacities and establishing new trading counterparts
  • Establish and implement global and regional procurement category strategies in conjunction with the global procurement team and BASF business units
  • Provide timely raw material forecasts to the business groups so they may optimize marketing strategies and profitability forecasts
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop and implement sourcing and demand management strategies for External Workforce Management categories of spend, i.e., MSP, contingent labor, and services engagements (SOW management). The strategies fully leverage the Novartis US, North American, and, where possible, global spend of Novartis across all divisions in accordance with Company policy and procedures, in line with Company standards, including HR, Legal, and other Company stakeholder requirements
  • Establish, maintain and develop a strong national, regional, and global Procurement network and strong relationships with the internal customer community and suppliers to challenge existing practices, and to drive innovation and continuous improvement
  • Ensure high level of senior key stakeholder support in spend category through implementation of approved sourcing and demand management processes and communication of sourcing value proposition across US locations
  • Act as a pro-active point of contact for 3rd party suppliers and internal and other stakeholders representing all Novartis functions and divisions
  • Align local initiatives with North American and Global category management (both Contingent Labor and Professional Services), HR and Legal requirements and business strategies, and ensure sharing of best practices
  • Manage the implementation and measure the results of agreed strategies (e.g., SOW management, demand management, supplier consolidation) and establish timely and transparent communication to key stakeholders and the Procurement network
  • Seek and share best practice and develop synergies among US stakeholder teams in key areas such as market analysis, cost modeling, risk analysis, benchmarking, eRFx, and development of sourcing strategy
  • Build and manage strong project teams in multi-layered, complex environment and deliver results in line with Company and Procurement targets and according to Company standards
  • Support departmental supplier diversity goals
  • 7-10 years of Procurement experience. Extensive experience in category and demand management, as well as negotiating
  • A proven track record in driving complex, multi-functional projects and large change management initiatives, focused on measurable, compliance with requirements and client satisfaction
  • Strong commercial background including contract management, best sourcing practices and specific category knowledge
  • Experience influencing Senior Management and company-wide change management
  • Functional knowledge of e-procurement
  • Experience in Category Management Process, especially for contingent labor and professional services categories of spend
  • Demonstrated knowledge of sourcing project management
  • Knowledge of sourcing systems and processes
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • A minimum of 5 years working in retail environment with a focus on buying and mechanising
  • Educated to degree level
  • Possess strong sense of ownership with ambition, energy and passion
  • Driven and determined to achieve results in a fast paced, start-up orientated working environment
  • Willing and aiming to go above expectations
  • Has belief and conviction in decisions
  • Possess commercial awareness
  • Previous experience in commercial organisation
  • Experience of the buying cycle and associated processes
  • Strong planning, organisation and communication skills
  • Experience in planning and management of seasonal timelines
  • Flexibility towards communication with people working remotely and in different time zones
  • Precise and timely responses to clients and their demands
  • Numeracy and analytical ability
  • Highly numerate with applied, in depth knowledge of MS Excel
  • Proven experience of data, reporting and analysis
  • Attention to detail, diligent, accountable and highly committed to accuracy
  • High personal standards for the quality and value of own work
  • Strong attention to detail and high commitment to accuracy
  • Experience and understanding of fashion e-commerce and the associated strengths and weakness this route to market possess is preferred
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage the Men's fashion business end-to-end from buying to selling
  • Brand Acquisition and Brand Management across different fulfillment types
  • Portfolio management ranging from local designers to global brands
  • Category planning in terms of revenue, profitability and working capital
  • Manage a team of buyers and planners across South-East Asia
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bachelor’s degree in commercial programing/ finance / engineering
  • 3-4 years’ experience in IT, Management Consulting and/or automotive industry
  • Strong data analysis skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Visio
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative mindset with well-developed interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluent in English; Chinese a plus
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Supports and articulates the Life Time Fitness mission and vision statement
  • Maintains a Healthy Way of Life
  • Ensures cleanliness of the club using all 5 senses
  • Sound to ensure music/sound levels are appropriate
  • Touch to ensure floors, countertops, etc are clean and dry
  • Taste to ensure food & beverages in the café are up-to-standards
  • Smell to ensure the club is fresh and odor free
  • Two or more years Life Time Fitness Sr. Aquatic Department Head experience highly preferred
  • Multi-unit management experience required, with emphasis given to candidates with experience managing annual budgets of over $1 million
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and develop large teams (250 people or more)
  • Ability to build relationships with Team members
  • Extensive knowledge of Aquatics, Lifeguards, Swim Lessons, Swim Team and Masters programming
  • Ability to present to a large group of people and facilitate discussion among them
  • Excellent physical fitness, professional manner and discretion
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NA Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Lead the regional category development throughout the entire category dimension
  • Actively monitor the external market conditions which might have impact on FLSmidth business
  • Further development and deployment of the supplier relations management
  • Be proactive in maintaining and communicating the overview of regional and local supplier options, qualified suppliers as well as supplier capability and capacity
  • Supplier classification
  • Ensure utilization and compliance of tools and processes
  • Report cost reductions and achievements
  • Continue to negotiate and provide the best possible regional and global pricing tariffs from the fewest preferred suppliers
  • Exploit market trends in the transportation/logistics industry, hereunder identify potential new suppliers or partnerships
  • Support the relevant FLS entities within the region to optimize total costs of transportation/logistics services
  • Continue to reduce the long tail, concentration the spend with fewer suppliers
  • Be main contact for preferred regional suppliers, hereunder to negotiate the relevant agreements
  • Responsible for the procurement compliance within the region, in terms of honoring the targeted/agreed spend distribution among preferred global and regional suppliers
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Define strategies and approaches to achieve goals and improve procurement of assigned categories and commodities
  • Proven understanding of diverse procurement categories and strategic sourcing methodology
  • Lead efforts to qualify alternate and second source suppliers
  • Oversee all transactional work associated with the purchases
  • Work with cross functional stakeholders to identify strategic sourcing opportunities
  • Modify and maintain contracts with associated categories
  • Input cost savings and avoidances into database
  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, operations, business, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a benefit
  • 7-10 years strategic sourcing experience. Experience in the automotive, consumer electronics, or electrical equipment manufacturing industry is a benefit
  • Prior experience in purchasing packaging, raw materials, chemicals, or automotive and electronic components would be an asset
  • Experience managing supplier and customer relationships and the competitive bidding process
  • Proven record of achieving cost savings
  • Strong systems skills including Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and an Enterprise Resource Planning System such as SAP / Ariba
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Flexible, adaptive and versatile. Needs to be able to slot into different teams. Strong analytical and excel skills
  • Direct experience in sports brands or sports industry will be a plus
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative mind set with well-developed interpersonal and leadership skills
  • At least 5 years direct experiences in retailers, distributors, brands or e-commerce
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills, result-oriented and able to problem solve as well as multi task well
  • Proven experience as category manager or similar role
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • At least 5 years of work experience in buying and / or e-commerce, ideally in Fashion
  • Flexible, adaptive and versatile personality; able to slot into different teams
  • Proven ability in building relationships in complex environment
  • Strong analytical and excel skills
  • Solid understanding of digital marketing, previous experience in online marketing is a plus
  • Strong affinity with Fashion industry and e-commerce
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bring cooperation with suppliers and internal stakeholders to a sterling level
  • Build category pipeline and follow up on project execution to ensure impact
  • Monitor and develop supplier performance by conducting performance dialogues with relevant suppliers
  • Develop and implement the corporate category strategies in the region
  • Ensure full utilisation of internal synergies
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Regional Category Manager Resume Examples & Samples

  • University educated in a Business/Supply Chain-related discipline
  • Demonstrated expertise (at least 5 years experience) in managing categories, particularly with respect to developing & implementing strategies, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management
  • Previous experience in managing global/regional projects with consideration to diverse LOC needs and regulation (eg taxes, law, regulation)
  • Possesses high commercial and business acumen, with strong research and analytical skills having developed solutions to complex problems and high value financial proposals
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Regional Category Manager for Discovery Categories Resume Examples & Samples

  • Engage with and manage the relationships with key stakeholders such as DA’s/Platforms Heads/ Heads of Operations, Scientific Operations, QA/QC where appropriate
  • Gain a deeper understanding of scientific objectives, along with current and future third party needs and potential opportunities
  • Act as one of the Procurement primary points of contact and either take direct responsibility for Procurement solutions or identify the appropriate Procurement resource(s)
  • Collaborate with scientific stakeholders, to identify third party requirements and then convert to Procurement business cases, strategies, activities, and resource needs
  • Apply all Procurement levers (Demand, Process, Supply, Innovation) in identifying solutions and opportunities with scientific stakeholders to deliver savings and process efficiencies
  • Identify appropriate Procurement resources to insure ongoing operational and systems support is provided to the scientific stakeholders
  • Identify innovative and unique Procurement solutions – explore ways to create more value with new combinations of products, services, suppliers, in-sourced vs out-sourced
  • Drive early involvement of Procurement in budgeting, spend, capital planning, and make vs buy decisions
  • Develop strong partnership with Finance support teams to drive spend efficiencies and operational excellence
  • Provide ongoing education to stakeholder leadership regarding Procurement category strategies, key productivity initiatives, policies, NBS goals, x-divisional leveraging opportunities
  • Communicate key scientific objectives and strategies to other members of Discovery Procurement team and recommend appropriate resources and priorities
  • Deliver regional savings targets following engagement in the target setting process
  • Execute the agreed upon regional procurement projects in a timely manner in line with the targeted goals and strategies
  • Management of strategic regional supplier relationships
  • Monitor compliance and adherence to Novartis Procurement policies and procedures insuring internal issues are addressed and resolved in a timely manner
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Regional Category Manager North West Europe Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work across boundaries
  • Release energy
  • Develop capability & talent
  • Master’s Degree Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Quantitative Sciences, Engineering
  • Relevant experience in procurement, especially on the marketing categories (market research, print, POS and promotions)
  • Proven negotiations and contract management skills
  • English proficiency (written and oral)
  • Leadership/communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Proven ability to work remotely and successfully in global complex organizations
  • Special skill on Excel, pivot tables, and databases understanding
  • Full knowledge to deal with Microsoft tools
  • Understand of ERP´s dynamics
  • Use of Strategic Thinking to build relationship (with stakeholders and suppliers) and create sourcing plans
  • Knowledge of Marketing Procurement
  • Ability to plan strategies & lead high level negotiations for long term and/or multi-countries high value contract