Manager-Purchasing Technology and Data Services Category
Manager-Purchasing Technology and Data Services Category
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About Global Supply Management:
Global Supply Management (GSM) is responsible for helping AMEX maximize the purchasing power of over $8B of third party spend. We provide strategic consultation to the business and provide end to end procurement services. We maximize the purchasing power of the Company to drive the best value from our supplier base which then frees up investment capacity for the Blue Box. GSM together with our business partners manages the supplier strategy for the Company identifying and onboarding new suppliers realizing significant cost saves and revenue generation relating to working with Global Commercial Services and Global Merchant Services to increase billings and merchant coverage and ensuring an optimal user experience for AMEX employees and suppliers.
Position Summary:
The Category Manager role is expected to develop and grow relationships with Technology and business partners to understand objectives key priorities and opportunities. The role will partner with customers to develop strategic forward thinking plans with multiyear value generating initiatives to enable business success.
Responsibilities at a high level include:
- Lead crossfunctional teams to develop global Technology and Data Services category management plans to meet business and enterprise objectives understand spend profiles leverage benchmarking and prepare business cases and presentations for business leaders
- Partner with business leaders and Source to Contract team to develop sourcing strategies and plans negotiate key deals and contracts and complete supplier assessments and selections through RFx activities
- Develop and grow strong relationships with business and Technology partners to understand key business strategies annual goals/objectives and identify issues economic challenges and potential opportunities (e.g. influence requirements advise business how to capture the most value from supplier relations); with a customer first mindset and strategy
- Lead through strategic thinking financial analytics external marketplace focus and partnering closely with business units to influence and help drive key strategic business decisions
- Develop strategic forward thinking global category plans with multiyear value generating sourcing initiatives to enable the business success
- Bring external insights innovative ideas and an enterprise view on market trends competitive landscape value generation and strategic sourcing opportunities
Development of category and sourcing strategies leveraging best practices around supplier and services based on both internal conditions and plans as well as industry trends. This includes but is not limited to price scope performance and optimal sourcing approach - Build strong partnership with select strategic suppliers and manage them effectively
- Develop a category review cycle to refresh strategy and ensure alignment with business partners on a regular basis
- Monitor total spend across the business to leverage global spend where applicable
- Act as a point of contact for select business partners
- Ability to travel 10
This role may be subject to additional background verification checks.
Required Skills:
- Strong strategic thinking and planning skills balanced with proven track record of delivering tangible results in complex global and matrix work environment
- Excellent relationship management and communication skills with ability to collaborate and influence across levels with internal and external partners (including senior executives) globally. Proven ability to engage and maintain senior stakeholder relationship
- Proven track record of data analysis to develop insights and recommendations solve business challenges improve customer experience and bottomline results
- Strong leadership skills and commitment to collaborating and partnering with customers colleagues and key stakeholders to deliver highquality output with limited resources
- Positive attitude ability to work in a fluid fastpaced and at times unstructured environment and maintain flexibility to meet the changing needs of the customers business units and the organization
- A bachelors degree (business management supply chain management desirable). MBA or equivalent a plus
- Extensive broadbased strategic sourcing and category management experience
- Technology category management and/or sourcing experience is a plus
Salary Range: $80000.00 to $155000.00 annually bonus benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately in determining your pay well consider your location experience and other jobrelated factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic wellbeing. That means we prioritize their physical financial and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6 Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial wellbeing support
- Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents regardless of gender offered for pregnancy adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global onsite wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status disability status age or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including but not limited to the California Fair Chance Act the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive professionally and personally. Thats why we have Amex Flex our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique inperson culture. Depending on role and business needs colleagues will either work onsite in a hybrid model (combination of inoffice and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
