Category Manager
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Job Description
WHAT MAKES US EPIC
At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building awardwinning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
PROCUREMENT
What We Do
Our Procurement team establishes and maintains the supplier partnerships required to scale our growing company. Our team includes experts in strategic sourcing procurement operations and procurement technology. Together we are responsible for supporting all global business units to achieve corporate objectives.
What Youll Do
As a member of the Strategic Sourcing team you will be responsible for creating and maintaining collaborative partnerships with internal stakeholders. You will build a strong understanding of business requirements and priorities then work crossfunctionally to develop and execute sourcing strategies that achieve stakeholder and business objectives.
In this role you will
- Support Professional Services and Marketing projects across Epics business
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across all global Epic business units
- Lead sourcing engagements by partnering with stakeholders to define business requirements identify potential suppliers conduct negotiations and execute contracts that represent best value for Epic
- Execute supplier performance management strategies including leading supplier performance reviews to ensure operational from Epics most critical suppliers
- Work with leadership to define efficient ways to support the evergrowing needs of Epics Procurement team including innovative approaches to scale Procurements support as Epic grows
- Develop and document category management strategies that support and enable stakeholder objectives
What were looking for
- 6 years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Skilled practitioner in strategies for creating a competitive environment including experience leading request for proposal (RFP) processes and conducting commercial & contract negotiations
- Exceptional emotional intelligence and the ability to quickly build collaborative relationships with stakeholders
- Strong business acuity including understanding and practical application of relevant market/industry trend
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and fastpaced environment and to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring strong communication organization time management and problemsolving skills
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100 of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical Dental a Vision HRA Long Term Disability Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental wellbeing program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and companywide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making awardwinning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics awardwinning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build highfidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of worldclass talent.
Like what you hear Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e. a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
