Category Manager

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The Sr. Category Manager designs executes and trains department members on effective procurement strategies from market and spend analysis to the identification of procurement needs for goods and services. This role is responsible for negotiating coordinating and ensuring that assigned spend categories and services are procured at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The position involves assessing nearterm and longterm plans to ensure supplier priorities align with business needs consulting with senior management and subject matter experts to develop alternative solutions and advising on options risks total cost of ownership and business impacts.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Training:

  • Develop coach and execute strategic sourcing strategies best practices and initiatives that deliver improvements in supplier quality total cost effectiveness enhanced service levels and reduced lead times.

  • Create best practices for all sourcing categories including developing and executing RFIs and RFPs and train team members in these processes.

• Category and Supplier Management:

  • Build and maintain performancebased supplier relationships to achieve optimal pricing quality improvements process enhancements and solutions delivery.

  • Research and analyze industry trends and best practices to inform sourcing strategies.

  • Design frameworks for supplier performance monitoring ensuring compliance with delivery dates and contractual requirements.

  • Lead strategic meetings with suppliers and business leaders to drive of sourcing strategies.

• Negotiation and Contract Management:

  • Develop negotiation strategies secure alignment from stakeholders and lead crossfunctional negotiation teams.

  • Directly negotiate with key suppliers creating strategic plans aligned with operational needs and goals.

  • Negotiate and develop contract terms and conditions including SLAs and pricing to minimize risk and maximize value.

• Spend Analysis and Cost Reduction:

  • Conduct deep dives into current spend data to identify sourcing projects and develop cost reduction plans.

  • Manage spend portfolios through coordinated sourcing waves and project sourcing activities addressing evolving business needs.

  • Develop total cost of ownership models manage cost drivers and drive continuous improvement in supplier and commodity performance.

• Supplier Performance Management:

  • Build train and coach supplier performance management and continuous improvement processes.

  • Conduct regular supplier meetings implement improvement strategies and foster strong supplier relationships.

  • Act as the internal point of contact for supplier management and complaint resolution designing systems processes and service levels.

• Collaboration and Stakeholder Management:

  • Provide procurement input to maximize leverage optimize project design and minimize project duration and cost.

  • Actively seek ways to streamline and design business processes collaborating with internal and external resources.

  • Champion weekly category review meetings with category leads to manage category performance and align on strategic goals.

• Project and Change Management:

  • Manage crossfunctional sourcing teams to develop and implement category strategies ensuring cost savings and value realization.

  • Demonstrate ability to work in a fastpaced ambiguous environment while managing multiple stakeholders responsibilities and firstoftheirkind programs.

Qualifications

• Education:

  • Bachelors degree in Business Administration Industrial or Operations Engineering Supply Chain Management or a related field required; Masters degree preferred.

• Experience:

  • Minimum of 10 years of procurement experience required with at least 3 years in data analytics of spend preferred.

  • Proven experience in supplier negotiation sourcing strategy development and project management.

• Skills:

  • Highly effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to present solutions and insights concisely.

  • Advanced skills in data analytics PowerPoint Google Sheets and the Office Suite.

  • Demonstrated ability to perform deep dive analytics and synthesize results for diverse audiences.

  • Strong collaboration leadership and stakeholder management abilities.

  • Willing to travel up to 10 for business purposes.

Recruiter:

Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to acts such as The Equal Pay Transparency Act. It assumes that the successful candidate will be located in markets within the United States that warrant the compensation listed.Candidates in locations outside this local area may have a different starting salary range for this opportunity which may be higher or lower.Please speak with your recruiter to learn more.

Starting salary/wage for this opportunity:

Sunrun provides a variety of benefits to employees including health insurance coverage a wellbeing program life and disability insurance a retirement savings plan paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). Other rewards may include annual bonus eligibility based on both company and individual performance as well as short and longterm incentives and programspecific awards. Compensation decisions will not be based on a candidates salary history. Please note: Employee benefits do not apply to our Fusion and Street Sales roles which are 100 commissionbased 1099NEC) positions.

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Sunrun is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Our commitment to Diversity Inclusion & Belonging drives our ability to build diverse teams and develop inclusive work environments. At Sunrun we believe that empowering people and valuing their differences are essential for our mission of connecting people to the cleanest energy on earth. We are committed to equal employment opportunities without consideration of race color religion ethnicity citizenship political activity or affiliation marital status age national origin ancestry disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression sex or gender pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal convictions consistent with applicable federal state and local law.