Category Manager - Remote
Location
Allentown, PA | United States
Job description
Title: Category Manager
Duration: 12 Months (High Possibility of Extension or conversion)
Location: Remote
Job Summary:
- The purpose of this job is to manage the supply chain for operations services, specifically utility electric and gas operations. This position manages competitive bid events, conducts negotiations, performs market/price/financial analysis, develops supplier relationships, tracks, and manages supplier performance, reports cost savings, and drives continuous improvement and productivity with suppliers and customers.
- This position requires an experienced professional that works independently with minimal supervision and may provide guidance and direction tother PPL employees in support of high quality, timely and cost-effective resource acquisition activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop negotiation strategies and company positions on complex (multi-million dollar) contracts, work with Office of General Counsel to identify and incorporate appropriate levels of commercial protection, and conduct negotiations to achieve the optimal business results for the company.
- Perform market analysis and financial analysis to determine business risk associated with a supplier or contract.
- Establish/maintain professional relationships with suppliers/partners, based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and PPL's Supply Chain Polices.
- Be the corporate expert for assigned operations services categories and know the market drivers, supplier base, emerging technologies, regulatory factors, category spend by supplier, inventory, supplier, and fill rate performance.
- Acts as primary liaison to suppliers within assigned Categories.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related field.
- A minimum of five years of operations services buying experience.
- Market knowledge of gas/electric utility products, equipment, and services.
- Basic knowledge of business law, commercial terms and conditions, and related legal issues.
- Candidates must have experience writing contractors for Utility T&D Construction Projects
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