Nutrien · 14 hours ago
Sr Manager, Category Management, Specialty Services - Loveland, CO
Loveland, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$105K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expNutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and they are seeking a Sr Manager for Category Management in Specialty Services. The role involves developing category strategies, managing supplier relationships, and overseeing the execution of category KPIs to ensure effective strategic spend management.
AgricultureChemicalManufacturing
Responsibilities
Model our core value of safety by leading and enabling a culture in which you and your team are actively contributing to a safe work environment
Partner with Director, Category Management and stakeholders to develop / manage category strategies for assigned category / sub-categories by driving the category playbook, identifying value initiatives, managing key global suppliers and agreements, identifying key supplier / site risks and developing mitigation plans
Specialty Services generally includes industrial cleaning, general equipment, cranes, NDE, inspection, refractory and contingent workforce
Responsible for partnering with sites to operationalize results and manage/direct a comprehensive change management strategy across the sites
Drive frequent site engagement with site Procurement managers to collect business requirements for sub-categories, site specific risks and opportunities to inform broader category strategies
Build a team consisting of Category Managers, Specialists and Analysts to develop sub-category strategies in line with an overarching category strategy
Coach Category Analysts to develop category / spend analytics and market insights tailored to deliver both global category and site level insights
Oversee the development and execution of category KPIs (goals & objectives) aligned to Procurement, Business Units and Site’s GPS procurement goals & objectives that will measure the effectiveness of strategic spend management
Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR’s) with suppliers, defining KPIs and best practices for supplier performance (i.e., on-time delivery), jointly identifying cost savings levers across sites, inventory optimization (lead times, etc.) and other value-added services
Ensure local suppliers, community partnerships, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion engagement strategies are prioritized and actioned in a collaborative fashion to create sustainable, long-term value for Nutrien and the communities in which we operate
Collaborate with peer Category Management, Site Procurement, and Capital Procurement teams to address key Nutrien-wide synergies and ensure value and service level performance expectations are consistently maintained
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, ideally in Business, Engineering, or similar discipline
10+ years relevant experience in category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, project management, engineering, or equivalent
4+ years of leadership experience ideally within a supply chain function
Hands-on experience with specialty services category sourcing activities
Broad experience in supply chain, source-to-contract and source-to-pay processes and tools, and a more targeted experience in spend analytics, category strategy development and implementation, competitive sourcing, supplier negotiations & contract execution, supplier relationship & contract management and supplier risk management
Track record of effectively driving and managing organizational change and influencing diverse audiences to achieve challenging objectives
Analytical abilities and experience using quantitative insights to make decisions and influence stakeholders
Experience in leading teams across distributed geographic networks
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week
Retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions
Paid vacation
Sick days and holidays
Paid personal and maternity/parental leaves
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Company
Nutrien
Nutrien produces and distributes potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5BKey Investors
Saskatchewan Technology Fund
2025-10-31Grant
2025-03-11Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Mark Thompson
EVP & CFO
Recent News
2026-01-16
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