Georgia-Pacific LLC · 4 days ago
Category Leader
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGeorgia-Pacific LLC is a leading manufacturer of various paper products and is seeking a Category Leader for Caustic Soda within its Strategic Sourcing & Procurement organization. This role involves optimizing the total cost of ownership for the category, developing strategies, and managing key drivers of category spend while collaborating with business and operations leaders.
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Responsibilities
Set & communicate category vision and strategy to maximize value with Business, Operations, and Sourcing leadership
Collect, analyze, and interpret data on the global supply market, competitors, and price-setting mechanism for Caustic; understand and benchmark the competitive landscape to identify threats/opportunities; conduct marginal analysis to develop actionable insights and drive strategic priorities
Apply category management knowledge processes, including should-cost, value chain, and other market analyses, to build robust knowledge networks and develop profitable insights
Frame up category opportunities using economic thinking with supporting financial analyses; identify and size new TCO opportunities, prioritize and execute initiatives, and demonstrate intelligent risk-taking to drive maximum value
Own and track category spend, suppliers, savings, and category strategy adherence
Develop and manage appropriate PCM (price change mechanisms) consistent with the category and contract strategy
Plan and execute effective negotiations that align with business risk tolerance
Bring strong curiosity and demonstrated problem-solving skills to the role, showing the capacity and willingness to learn, be proactive, and multi-task across competing priorities
Own category supplier management – including supplier pioneering & development, dispute management/resolution, supplier performance management; identify supplier risk areas and quantify risk exposure within category portfolio and execute risk mitigation actions
Own category customer relationship management – including GP operations and business partnerships, lead category cross-functional teams, and support cross-Koch company stakeholder development and alignment
Drive transformation & change management – Facilitate implementation of step-change initiatives within category to significantly improve business performance
Qualification
Required
At least 5 years of experience in managing total cost of ownership (TCO) and/or P&L ownership across multiple spend and/or product categories
Demonstrated experience developing and executing best-practice market processes re: category strategies/points-of-view (POV's), competitive bidding/benchmarking, should-cost analysis, price-setting mechanisms
Experience leading cross functional teams in a matrixed environment
Ability to travel at least 10-25%
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Advanced Degree or MBA
Sourcing / Category Management, Consulting, or Finance experience
Proven track record in delivering year-over-year cost savings and driving cost reduction and transformational change projects
Program Management experience, either in leading or driving Program Management Office (PMO) activities or transformational change projects
Prior P&L responsibilities
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life insurance
ADD
Disability
Retirement
Paid vacation/time off
Educational assistance
Infertility assistance
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Company
Georgia-Pacific LLC
Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers and building products.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2005-11-13Acquired
Leadership Team
Erin Beckman
Senior Vice President, GP PRO sales
Chris Warburton
Chief Customer Officer
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