Strategic IT Category Manager
7 days ago
Job Overview
The successful candidate for the role of Strategic IT Category Manager will be responsible for developing and executing an overarching category procurement strategy for the "Technology" category, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals. This role requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in category management, particularly in technology-related categories.
Key Responsibilities
1. Category Strategy Development
- Develop a Comprehensive Procurement Strategy: Create and implement a procurement strategy that helps achieve our organization's objectives of supply security, speed, quality, cost optimization, ESG & innovation.
- Analyze Category Dynamics: Segment all products/services included in the category, map them with our procurement taxonomy, identify internal stakeholders for each segment, and estimate demand for each segment.
- Market Analysis and Supplier Evaluation: Conduct market analyses to study suppliers, pricing, seasonality/volatility of supply, emerging trends, regulations, supply chain risks, cost-saving opportunities, competitors, collaborators, etc. Evaluate suppliers based on factors such as offerings, capacity, technical capabilities, prices, local presence, track record, quality, post-sales support, financials, etc.
- Drive Full Value Enablement: Extract maximum value from procurement spend via commercial and non-commercial levers like demand consolidation, strategic partnerships, specification improvement, value engineering, negotiation strategies, etc.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Implement the category strategy through well-defined initiatives and collaboration, engaging suppliers, formulating strategic partnership structures, executing strategic partnerships, managing supplier relationships, etc.
- Operational Support: Assist the procurement operation by handling operational procurement and driving end-to-end packages to completion.
2. Internal Stakeholder Collaboration
- Cross-Functional Engagement: Engage cross-functional stakeholders across Corporate Procurement and IT Function to formulate a category strategy that adds value to all stakeholders.
- Category Management Role: Serve as a key point of contact for category-related matters for Corporate Procurement and IT Function stakeholders.
3. Supplier Management
- Supplier Relationship Management: Manage relationships with critical suppliers, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals.
- Negotiation and Contracting: Negotiate and establish long-term strategic agreements with suppliers to secure favorable terms.
- Supplier Performance Monitoring: Monitor supplier performance and ensure adherence to quality and delivery standards. Identify and develop KPIs as required.
- Foster Supplier Satisfaction: Collect supplier feedback on timely payments, minimal contractual variations, etc., and drive improvements where necessary.
- Local Content and Compliance: Support localization efforts and compliance with Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) requirements, ensuring procurement activities support local economic development.
4. Category Procurement Excellence
- Cross-Functional Satisfaction: Pursue satisfaction on category-related matters, including Corporate Procurement, IT Function, and suppliers.
- Strategic Agreement Leverage: Provide visibility to Corporate Procurement and IT Function teams on leveraging strategic supplier agreements in day-to-day procurement activities.
- Market Engagement: Regularly engage with companies not yet supplying to us to ensure our strong presence and branding in the category market.
- Category Performance Metrics: Track and report on category performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement.
Requirements
- Experience: 15+ years of category management experience, ideally in Technology related categories.
- Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Technology, Business, or related fields; MBA and/or other advanced degrees preferred.
- Certifications: CIPS, CPSM, or CSCP certification preferred.
- Cross-Functional Expertise: Proven track record of working in cross-functional environments, aligning differing goals and needs with the organization's overarching strategy.
- Language Skills: Fluency in English is required, with proficiency in Arabic highly desirable.
- Cultural Awareness: Understanding of the local cultural and business landscape in Saudi Arabia through work experience in the region preferred.
- Compliance Knowledge: Ability to understand and assist in the compliance of Local Content Regulation.
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