Csc
Associate Category Manager, Technology
Portland, Oregon, United States of America · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Project ManagementExcelSupply ChainProcurementERPPerformance ManagementContract ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Contribute to multi-year category plans, sourcing roadmaps, savings targets, and stakeholder priorities.
- Track key performance indicators, prepare supplier business review materials, facilitate performance discussions, and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Support the development, maintenance, and execution of category strategies by analyzing internal spend data, supplier performance, market intelligence, and industry trends.
- Partner with the Supplier Relationship Management team to support supplier segmentation, governance, and performance management activities for strategic suppliers.
- Manage sourcing projects through the procurement lifecycle to ensure timely delivery of business objectives and value creation opportunities.
- Maintain awareness of industry developments, supplier capabilities, cost drivers, and market conditions within assigned categories to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and improve category performance.
- Contribute to procurement team capability building by sharing knowledge, participating in training initiatives, supporting process improvements, and helping drive procurement best practices across the organization.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in category management, procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, or a category-specific industry role.
- Demonstrated knowledge of assigned categories, including suppliers, market dynamics, industry trends, and emerging opportunities.
- Experience with strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and procurement processes.
- Proficiency with procurement technologies, ERP systems, supplier management tools, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to travel up to 10%
Skills
- Strong communication, presentation, project management, and organizational skills.
Benefits
- We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.
Company info
- This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon.
- The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs.
- This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company.
Equal opportunity
- If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the
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