
Category Manager II, IT
- Hunt Valley, MD
- $86,390-151,220 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth opportunities
- Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
- Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness
- Tuition assistance
- Management of Procurement for their categories globally. Leads the negotiations of procured materials and services to assure optimal TCO (Cost, Quality, Delivery, Innovation) achieved.
- Develops and implement category strategies to assure lowest overall cost while mitigating risk to the Corporation.
- Develops and documents in-depth knowledge of markets, supply chain, and suppliers.
- Assists with make vs. buy decisions.
- Conduct formal presentations to Leadership as well as coordinate & conduct supplier reviews.
- Participates in the planning and forecasting process to establish standard costs and provide explanations for price variances at Division level.
- Promotes high level of customer satisfaction in supporting the needs of Divisional projects & requirements for Purchasing guidance & leadership.
- Lead cross functional teams to meet project objectives.
- $50-100MM spend responsibility.
- Direct impact on the business through responsibility for the quality of the tasks performed or services provided.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Accounting or applicable field of study
- 3-5 years in Purchasing/Supply Chain environment with appropriate business experience.
- 2+ yrs specific IT and IT professional services procurement experience in large, multiple or cross-functional projects.
- Proven experience and results on major cost savings initiatives.
- Thorough knowledge of industries for assigned categories. Technical awareness in assigned categories.
- McCormick product and business knowledge. Knowledge of Company priorities and strategic direction.
- Systems capabilities to maximize supplier performance and negotiating leverage.
- Regular assessment and analysis of moderately complex business opportunities.
- Ability to deal with diverse and sometimes conflicting priorities.
- Sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills
- MBA, or other equivalent Master's
- CPM or APICS certification