Global It Category Manager Job in Unisys

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What success looks like in this role:

Role Purpose :

Procurement:
Responsible for strategic supplier selection and contract negotiations on requirements of engineering, product management, operations, sales, and Unisys clients. Includes support of alliance development, outsourcing and development of suppliers for internal, manufacturing, and resale requirements.Provides procurement support activities during Product Development Phase. Preparation of purchase detail to populate customer bids and sales proposals. Support of client pre-sales opportunities through client specific product and service sourcing through either a bid desk or help desk environment. Includes subcontracting and risk management, utilizes corporate contracted and preferred sources and only seeks alternative sources due to lack of technical fit or due to client specification. Usually manages other managers and/or high level individual contributors. Focuses on wide-ranging and cross-functional application knowledge. Encourages others to consider innovative alternatives and contributes to business strategy. Sets and directs action plans. Understands functional concepts and drives for results.

Category Management Manager 2:
This position is accountable to deliver significant year-over-year savings through price reductions and demand management, and is responsible for the assigned portion of the category savings targets on a global basis. This role will coordinate with global and regional Procurement counterparts to support the implementation of the category strategy. It also requires coordination with the business counterparts to establish Procurement as a trusted partner and to move the procurement activities upstream in the lifecycle of a solution in order to bring greater value to Unisys. Additionally, this role will have responsibility to understand and communicate the implications of sourcing decisions on the business risk and profitability targets to create a competitive advantage for Unisys.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Key Responsibilities :

Procurement:
Responsible for strategic supplier selection and contract negotiations on requirements of engineering, product management, operations, sales, and Unisys clients.
Supports alliance development, outsourcing and development of suppliers for internal, manufacturing, and resale requirements.
Provides procurement support activities during Product Development Phase.
Prepares purchase detail to populate customer bids and sales proposals.
Supports client pre-sales opportunities through client specific product and service sourcing through either a bid desk or help desk environment.
Includes subcontracting and risk management, utilizes corporate contracted and preferred sources and only seeks alternative sources due to lack of technical fit or due to client specification.
Usually manages other managers and/or high level individual contributors.
Focuses on wide-ranging and cross-functional application knowledge.
Encourages others to consider innovative alternatives and contributes to business strategy.
Sets and directs action plans.
Understands functional concepts and drives for results.

Category Management Manager 2:
This position is accountable to deliver significant year-over-year savings through price reductions and demand management, and is responsible for the assigned portion of the category savings targets on a global basis. This role will coordinate with global and regional Procurement counterparts to support the implementation of the category strategy. It also requires coordination with the business counterparts to establish Procurement as a trusted partner and to move the procurement activities upstream in the lifecycle of a solution in order to bring greater value to Unisys. Additionally, this role will have responsibility to understand and communicate the implications of sourcing decisions on the business risk and profitability targets to create a competitive advantage for Unisys.

Qualifications :

Procurement:
Bachelor's degree required; preferably in Business Economics or relevant technical discipline
10+ years extensive work experience in professional and complex domestic or international environment
Work experience to include experience with commercial contracting; non-disclosure agreements; teaming agreements; subcontract agreements
Broad commercial/IT Procurement knowledge required
Oracle or similar ERP experience managing purchasing transactions
Professional Certifications preferred: CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply); ISM (Institute for Supply Management)
Multiple Language capability preferred
Strong relationship skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Extensive experience in client facing roles
Capability & leadership in collaboration and negotiation

Category Management Manager 2:
Bachelor's degree required; preferably in Supply Chain Management.
8-10 years of experience in Procurement Function and 3-5 years experience in specific category management roles
Internal Collaboration and External Negotiation
Development of Supply Agreements.
Cash Flow Analysis
Project Management
Experience in vendor evaluation and score-carding.
Experience in presentation to senior management.
Experience in working with the following software: Microsoft Office suite of products (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
Experience in contract development and business law is required.
Experience with e-procurement is preferred.
Experience in managing staff and/or co-ordination of multiple internal and external resources preferred