Procurement Category Manager

Summary

The Procurement Category Manager (Capex Construction & Maintenance) will establish and execute 13-year category strategies across construction maintenance and capital equipment to deliver value across Simplots Ag Retail footprint. The role partners closely with internal stakeholders across the business entity including Engineering Capital Project Management Operations and Finance. Category strategies include spend analysis and opportunity mapping external market analysis supplier segmentation and supplier management and establishing a multi-year project portfolio. This Procurement Category Manager will also lead sourcing projects based on the category strategy and support on-demand projects from internal stakeholders with a focus on assurance of supply quality service cost innovation and relationship outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies and a multi-year project portfolio for construction maintenance and capital equipment with mid to high-level criticality and complexity.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and performance to ensure delivery of service quality cost and supply commitments.
• Partner with Engineering Project Management Operations and Finance to prioritize and execute a portfolio of projects and deliver category strategy outcomes.
• Lead sourcing and contracting for priority projects and manage buy contracts.
• Increase spend under management and guide demand through appropriate buy channels.
• Use PowerBI and procurement analytics to measure performance communicate results and inform decisions.
• Champion process simplification and procurement adoption across the business.

Typical Education

Bachelors Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4-year college or university (Business Supply Chain Engineering Finance or related field).

Relevant Experience

• 3 years in Procurement Project Engineering/Management or closely related commercial role.
• Demonstrated experience with RFx processes contracting negotiation and supplier performance management.
• Strong analytical skills including spend analysis market/data analysis opportunity prioritization
• Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships prioritize competing priorities influence decisions and drive cross-functional outcomes.
• MS Office Suite (Word contract redlining Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with capex construction and maintenance categories and contractor/subcontractor dynamics.
• Experience with SAP Ariba (Sourcing & Contracts modules) and PowerBI dashboards.
• Knowledge of master agreement structures (ex: MPSA MESPA MCA MSA) and experience negotiating detailed terms and conditions.
• Exposure to Strategic Cost Management should-cost modeling supplier relationship and risk management and TCO analysis.