Strategic Supply Category Manager

Description

• Provide mentoring and direction to procurement staff as needed to implement sourcing goals.
• Leads innovative and creative cross-functional teams to develop and implement cost effective procurement strategies.
• Provides expert advice, counsel and execution in specific area(s) of spend.
• Cultivates and builds internal and external alliances and partnerships with business units and suppliers to achieve ongoing cost reductions, process improvements and best practices.
• Creates and maintains strategic sourcing plans and long-term strategies designed to generate on-going savings, including: contracting methodologies, industry best practices, internal process improvement, and value-add services from suppliers.
• Studies market trends, acquiring and assessing market intelligence; conducts and applies benchmarking/competitive assessments; develops and continually assesses procurement strategies.
• Initiates new ideas and approaches; challenges prevailing practices & approaches with reasonably sound alternatives.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics
• Consulting and influencing skills consistent with the ability to build relationships and influence parties; may include getting parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives.
• Yellow/Green/Black Belt certification
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in supply chain management and procurement/purchasing
• Knowledge and experience negotiating services and construction agreements
• Strong analytical & problemsolving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions for various situations.
• Industrial Project Management and Construction Management Experience
• Able to cope with multiple demands from superiors, client business units and external parties in a positive and evenhanded fashion; displays a calm demeanor under pressure.
• Financial / economic modeling and reporting methodologies (ROI, ROA , supplier financial performance, etc) experience beneficial.
• Bachelor's degree
• Industrial or utility industry vendor management experience
• Understands and supports the SPM processes and goals
• Experience developing commodity or category buying strategies
• Master's degree
• Experience with leading crossfunctional procurement teams, establishing workflows, and operational procedures
• Intermediate-to-advanced skills in Microsoft applications (i.e: Excel, PowerPoint, & Word)
• Knowledge of and experience with negotiating commercial terms and conditions in coordination with internal or external counsel.
• Strong negotiation and contract writing, as demonstrated by successfully and independently handling complex contracts, including proficiency in considering multiple long term and short term variables, building relationships with our business unit partners and vendors, crafting contracts that are uniquely tailored to fit business needs, scope of work, making recommendations for legal review, generating creative and innovative solutions, and reviewing peers contracts for compliance with DTE Energy requirements.
• Demonstrated application of continuous improvement tools, systems & processes.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance