Procurement Category Manager, IT Applications
Description
Procurement Category Manager, IT Applications
The Category Manager, IT Applications will optimize and manage the contract lifecycles for a portfolio of IT Application related goods/services worth approximately $40-$50MM.
Responsibilities:
- Engage with the IT Applications team to understand business requirements, goals and opportunities for value creation.
- Engage with external resources, benchmarks, etc to understand the market conditions related to the portfolio.
- Become the subject matter expert for Application related procurement.
- Lead and facilitate the development of sourcing strategies that combine market expertise, current market conditions, competitive leverage, sourcing processes and tactics into a strategy that delivers the lowest total practical cost.
- Recommend and seek approval for sourcing decisions, which are consistent with those strategies and the business requirements of our Information Technology Applications team.
- Negotiate the commercial and legal elements of the contracts with suppliers that are consistent with the developed strategy.
- Hold supplier partners accountable for agreed upon performance. This includes issue resolution and the management of relationships.
- Responsible for the design and successful implementation of key best practice business processes.
- Collaborate with PE’s Information Technology department to assure that the suppliers and the contract strategy deliver the results and requirements of our IT organization.
Critical Competencies:
- Multi-site, Multi-year, Multi-million dollar contract negotiation experience
- User license negotiation experience
- Strong negotiation skills
- Good consensus building skills
- Previous experience in IT product research, pricing, purchasing, tracking, & justification
- Large single source (e.g. SAP, Microsoft, Oracle) contract negotiation experience
- Proven track record of cost reductions
- Strong analytical ability, highly organized, and detail oriented
- Excellent communication skills
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or an additional 5 years of experience
- 4-5 years of procurement experience
- 2-3 years of IT experience or 2-3 years of IT procurement experience
Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
About Domtar:
Domtar is a leading, privately held manufacturer of diversified forest products, with a workforce of roughly 14,000 employees in more than 40 locations across North America. The company has an annual capacity of 9.1 million metric tons of pulp, paper, packaging and tissue annually, and has an annual production capacity of about 3 billion board feet of lumber and other wood products.
Formerly known as the Paper Excellence Group, Domtar is comprised of legacy businesses Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation, Domtar Corporation and Resolute Forest Products.
Domtar prides itself on operational excellence, delivering sustainable, high-quality, and cost-effective products to meet and exceed customer needs globally. The company is committed to turning sustainable wood fiber into everyday essential products. Domtar’s principal executive office is located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. For more information, visit www.domtar.com
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Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.