Procurement Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Formulate the vision and strategic direction for IT, Indirect, and Direct procurement categories across the organization.

• Ensure alignment of category strategies with Brightspeed’s overarching business objectives.

• Propel comprehensive category strategy, performance effectiveness, efficiency, value, and contract negotiations.

• Cultivate cooperative relationships with internal business partners and forge strategic connections with external suppliers.

• Establish and advocate for industry best practices while providing recommendations aimed at enhancing business performance.

• Oversee several time-sensitive projects and engage with all levels of management.

• Collaborate with senior business partners to grasp priorities, strategies, and challenges, fostering alignment on category strategy.

• Act as a trusted advisor and business leader through expertise in category management.

• Design and propose business-supporting strategies that enhance efficiencies and improve performance.

• Lead activities related to contract negotiation, contract management, supplier management, and RFx bidding.

• Minimize unnecessary expenditure, maximize value, streamline process workflows, and guide stakeholders towards best practices.

• Direct negotiations and execution, establish benchmarks, and oversee program performance.

• Utilize industry best practices, strategic methodologies, and technology trends to elevate standards to a world-class level.

• Support the development of Brightspeed’s Procure to Pay process and procurement systems, which includes testing.

• Optimize the supplier base and contribute to performance management and process improvements.

• Implement strategies aimed at enhancing efficiency, processes, and performance while cultivating trusted partnerships.

• Supervise business and financial matters, covering budgets, annual scopes, staffing, contracts/addendums, and renewals.

• Organize supplier reviews centered on performance, opportunities, and innovation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience.

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, consulting, or a similar field.

• Proficient in program and change management.

• Advanced category expertise with a demonstrated ability to lead transformational change.

• Experience in fostering collaborative relationships and devising category strategies or long-term strategic plans/initiatives.

• Skilled in developing processes, implementing process improvements, and overseeing policy execution.

• Experience in supplier performance management, including conducting reviews.

• Results-oriented with a solid financial foundation.

• Familiarity with industry benchmarking practices.

• Capable of working independently.

• Enthusiastic about research, insight generation, and strategic thinking.

• Possess an empathetic, collaborative mindset capable of navigating and influencing a complex matrix organization.

• Strong negotiation skills with a proven history of achieving value and results.

• Competent in navigating complex/matrix organizations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence senior leadership audiences.

• Capable of articulating and simplifying complex initiatives succinctly for senior leaders.

• Advanced proficiency in creating leadership PowerPoint presentations.

• Extensive professional network and connections with suppliers.

• Intermediate to advanced skills in Excel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Employee assistance program available.

• 401K plan with company matching contributions.

• Additional voluntary benefits offered.

• Paid time off programs available.

• Options for remote and hybrid work arrangements.

• Workplace wellness support addressing physical, emotional, and financial health.

• Reasonable accommodation support for applicants with disabilities and veterans.