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Coca-Cola Consolidated · 2 weeks ago

Procurement Category Manager Technology

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Coca-Cola Consolidated is America's largest Coca-Cola bottler, and they are seeking a Procurement Category Manager Technology. This role is responsible for strategic sourcing, negotiation, and management of Information Technology expenditures across the enterprise, focusing on maximizing cost savings and ensuring compliance.

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Responsibilities

Develop and Execute Category Strategies: Create, collaborate on, and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies for key Technology categories (e.g., Cloud Computing/SaaS, End-User Computing, Network Services, IT Professional Services)

Demand Management: Collaborate with Technology stakeholders to forecast demand and consolidate requirements to maximize purchasing leverage and economies of scale

RFP/RFI Management: Lead the entire sourcing process, including drafting requests for proposal (RFPs), managing vendor communications, and analyzing complex vendor submissions

Negotiation: Conduct high-stakes commercial and legal negotiations for enterprise licensing agreements, major software contracts, and long-term service agreements

Contract Lifecycle Management: Manage the Technology contract portfolio, including renewals, amendments, terminations, and ensuring timely execution

Risk Mitigation: Ensure all contracts adhere to CCCI standards for data privacy, security, disaster recovery, and intellectual property protection, working closely with Legal and IT Security teams

Vendor Performance: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) for critical Technology suppliers and drive regular business reviews to ensure performance and innovation

Business Partnering: Act as the primary interface between the Procurement function and the Technology leadership team, ensuring alignment on technology strategy and budget goals. This includes maintaining a dotted-line reporting relationship to Technology leadership to ensure strong collaboration

Compliance and Governance: Enforce corporate procurement procedures, ensuring compliance with audit requirements and internal controls for all Technology purchases

Process Optimization: Drive continuous improvement in the 'procure-to-pay' process for Technology, leveraging tools like Ariba or ServiceNow, to improve efficiency and data integrity

Qualification

Strategic sourcingTechnology experienceNegotiationContract lifecycle managementVendor performance managementFinancial analysisAnalytical skillsProcess optimizationCSP certificationCommunication skillsProject managementCollaborationIntegrity

Required

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field

5+ years of experience in Procurement, with a minimum of 3 years focused specifically on Technology categories to ensure a deep technical understanding of operations and needs

Exceptional negotiation and communication skills

Strong analytical and quantitative skills

Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously

High level of integrity and professional accountability

Ability to effectively collaborate with Technology leaders

Strong Technology experience and knowledge

Inherent ability to understand and address technical requirements and collaborate effectively with technical teams

Preferred

Deep understanding of complex software licensing models (e.g., perpetual, subscription, consumption-based)

Proven track record of managing and negotiating large, multi-year IT contracts

Familiarity with financial analysis, spend reporting, and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling

CSP certification (or equivalent) preferred

Benefits

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Company

Coca-Cola Consolidated

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Coca-Cola Consolidated manufactures, markets, and distributes over 300 brands and flavors from The Coca-Cola Company and partners, serving.

Founded in 1902

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.cokeconsolidated.com

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