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Northeastern University · 1 month ago

Senior Category Management Analyst

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$75K/yr - $106K/yr

5+ years exp

Northeastern University is seeking a Senior Category Management Analyst to assist in the development and maintenance of a multi-year category plan within the Procure-to-Pay department. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing competitive bid events, and negotiating business terms to deliver best value to the university.

Education

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate cross-functional category projects that comply with approved sourcing strategies and deliver best value (cost and quality) to Northeastern University

Develop strategies and prepare for supplier negotiations for assigned projects

Analyze supplier proposals and recommend appropriate next steps in the negotiation and supplier selection process

Negotiate price, service targets, payments terms, and other business/legal terms for contracts in assigned spend categories

Support and implement supplier sustainability (ESG) and diversity strategies for assigned projects

Lead the development and execution of change management strategies for assigned projects

Leverage university spend and contract data, market insights, and stakeholder input to provide recommended additions or adjustments to strategic priorities included in the multi-year category plan for assigned spend categories

Support the ongoing maintenance of the annual category plan, including reprioritized project priorities, and assisting with the periodic reporting of progress and results against established goals

Develop and manage internal client relationships

Participate in regular business reviews with key internal stakeholders to determine business needs to influence category plan

Report value generated from category on a regular basis, including cost savings generated from assigned projects

Present results to P2P leadership and other internal stakeholders, as necessary

Support the execution of a supplier relationship management framework, to include building and deploying a supplier performance / scorecard program, and deploy cross-industry best practice, category market insight, and benchmarking

Proactively monitor supplier performance for assigned, centrally managed strategic suppliers utilizing periodic business reviews and/or supplier scorecards

Serve as a trusted advisor to assist internal business clients with supplier discovery and performance, including supplier issues and/or transitions

Promote use of e-Procurement tools, including Jaggaer Sourcing

Promote other procurement technology initiatives, including tail spend management and automated quoting

Proactively develop commodity expertise and professional skills using available thought leadership resources, including industry reports, third-party consultation/subscriptions, trade associations, and conferences

Facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures related to supplier competition and selection

Qualification

Category planningSupplier managementData fluencyProject managementE-sourcing platformsMicrosoft programsNegotiation strategiesChange managementCustomer empathyInterpersonal skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant sourcing and/or project management experience

Prior experience with category planning activities, including working collaboratively with departmental stakeholders and key leaders to regularly monitor and provide updates on progress and results

Self-motivated, flexible, and agile project manager, able to prioritize, multi-task, and work horizontally and vertically across a decentralized organization to drive value

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence and build 'trusted advisor' relationships by delivering sound bid/pricing analysis, customer empathy, and data driven decision-making

Prior experience in planning and executing competitive RFx events, including pricing/bid analysis and negotiating business terms with third-party suppliers

Prior experience with supplier management programs, including coordinating and facilitating periodic business reviews and developing supplier scorecards to measure performance

Strong presentation skills, including the development and delivery of content to update key stakeholders and executives on assigned projects and/or P2P initiatives

Strong data fluency with demonstrated capability to articulate data requirements to non-Procurement stakeholders and effectively utilize data to 'tell a story' to build strong business cases and drive continuous improvement outcomes for assigned projects

Proficiency with Microsoft business programs (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point)

Preferred

Prior experience with e-sourcing platforms (e.g., Jaggaer Sourcing)

Proficiency with project management and/or lean six sigma process frameworks and tools, including relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Lean Six Sigma)

Familiarity and experience utilizing data warehouse, data analytics, and reporting tools (e.g., Cognos, SQL, R, Python, Tableau, Power BI)

Benefits

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness & life

Retirement- as well as commuting & transportation

Company

Northeastern University

Glassdoor4.3

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery.

Founded in 1898

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.northeastern.edu/cri/

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