Senior Manager - Indirect Category Management, Professional Services

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.  We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of water every day.  We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world. 

The Senior Manager – Indirect Category Management will be responsible for developing, validating and implementing the global/regional strategies for Services such as Contingent Labour, HR Services, Outsourced Services, Financial Services, Consulting, and other Corporate categories such as Office Supplies, Advertising & Marketing, Taxes, Insurance, and Legal.

In this role, you would be contributing to company and category growth through the development of innovative strategies and project management of new product launches across multiple brands. You'll select suppliers, negotiate contracts, create strategic sourcing agreements, and manage superior supplier performance for multiple commodities. Also, you will lead the project team through the development and execution of communication/ change management plans for internal stakeholders and suppliers.

- Main Duties & Responsibilities:  

• Develop and Execute a Global Category Strategy for an assigned Category that drives continuous improvement within the Category and benefits to the business

• Drive all RFQ activity and lead supplier negotiations within assigned categories, regions, and countries; define Contracting Strategy to maximize value and cost savings benefits while lowering risk

• Develop and lead efforts to reduce the number of vendors/transactions for assigned categories

• Develop and drive communication on assigned categories with senior procurement and business leaders

• Develops/ Manages Preferred Supplier Network and strategic suppliers. Drives Supplier Relationships via Quarterly Business Review and other avenues

• Lead the search for alternate/secondary suppliers of materials/services for cost savings/avoidance in all assigned categories

• Implement the new contracts and ensure the impact of the projects in EBIT/P&L and Cash Flow

-Hard Skills:

• Financial Acumen and Pricing Strategy

• Negotiation skills and ability to influence with competencies in general expense contract requirements/nuances.

• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills, capable of developing presentations and comfortable interacting with internal/external stakeholders and WTS senior management. 

• Experience in working in different cultures and environments, in a matrixed organization

• Good understanding of Indirect categories

• Familiarity with market trends and key suppliers in the relevant Categories

• Analytical skills                                                         

-Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college

• 10+ years of experience in Procurement, Category/Supplier Management, Purchasing, Production Control, Engineering, Product or Project management

-Working Conditions

• Remote

At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.