Category Leader, Marketing & Communications

Category Leader Marketing & Communications

Work Mode:Onsite

Location:Onsite four days per week - Kohler WI

Opportunity

As the Category Leader Marketing & Communications you will play a key role in shaping sourcing strategies that support Kohlers brand business priorities and marketing this role you will independently manage assigned marketing and communications categories partner with internal stakeholders and external suppliers and help deliver strong outcomes across cost service quality risk compliance and total value. You will own category procurement contract supplier and budget-related results within your area of responsibility while knowing when to escalate complex supplier commercial legal or stakeholder matters for senior leadership guidance.

• Own delivery of defined procurement and category goals for marketing and communications categories aligned to Kohlers purchasing/procurement strategy and business priorities.
  
• Manage day-to-day supplier and contract relationships within established category and contract management plans ensuring providers deliver required service levels quality compliance and business value.
  
• Jointly with marketing stakeholders develop clear specifications success metrics performance indicators deliverable scope and evaluation criteria for contracts across a portfolio of medium to large marketing and communication programs and projects.
  
• Collect and analyze supplier market spend cost-driver and performance data to inform sourcing recommendations category improvements and supplier decisions.
  
• Support competitive sourcing events bid analysis supplier selection and negotiations to improve cost service innovation risk mitigation and total value delivered.
  
• Partner with marketing communications legal privacy risk finance and business stakeholders to understand needs resolve issues and promote alignment to category plans and procurement processes.
  
• Provide specialist guidance on procurement policies supplier processes contract requirements and marketing/communications sourcing practices; escalate highly complex or contentious issues as appropriate.
  
• Monitor category performance supplier performance budget impacts and value metrics; prepare clear updates and recommendations for stakeholders and senior sourcing leaders.
  
• Identify improvements to category plans supplier coverage sourcing processes and stakeholder engagement practices to increase efficiency compliance and business impact.
  
• Maintain working knowledge of marketing and communications supplier models pricing structures digital ecosystem considerations and industry trends to support sound business decisions.

Key Marketing/Communications Subject Matter Expertise

• Marketing category expertise across creative digital PR media production events agency models pricing supplier landscape and key cost drivers.
  
• Ability to connect marketing performance metrics business outcomes supplier value and compliance considerations including data privacy IP rights and content usage.

Key Procurement Subject Matter Expertise

• Lead sourcing and contracting processes with strong contract proficiency including interpreting business commercial and legal terms for stakeholders at all levels.
  
• Build effective internal and external partnerships to gather requirements align statements of work and support project execution with marketing and communications stakeholders.
  
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies for marketing and communications engagements balancing leverage commercial terms performance metrics and total value.

Interpersonal Competencies and Capabilities

• Own commitments communicate proactively and build trust with internal customers stakeholders and supplier partners.
  
• Work independently ask clarifying questions prioritize effectively and manage workstreams with urgency and accountability.
  
• Model sound judgment continuous improvement and a strong focus on doing what is right for Kohler.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelors degree in supply chain business marketing operations or a related field
  
• 5 years of relevant sourcing procurement category management supplier management marketing/communications operations or related business experience.
  
• Experience managing day-to-day supplier relationships contract deliverables sourcing activities and stakeholder requirements within an established procurement or category management framework.
  
• Experience analyzing spend supplier proposals contracts budgets and market information to support sourcing recommendations and business decisions.
  
• Basic experience coordinating the work of others or providing guidance to more junior associates stakeholders or project contributors preferred.

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means youll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $107650 - $166650. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience their education and the work addition this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.

Why Choose Kohler
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing access to career growth and development opportunities a diverse and inclusive workplace and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30000 bold leaders across the globe were driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious healthy and sustainable lives.

About Us
It is Kohlers policy to recruit hire and promote qualified applicants without regard to race creed religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. If as an individual with a disability you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.