Category Manager Job at Harvest Technical Services, Inc., San Rafael, CA

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  • Harvest Technical Services, Inc.
  • San Rafael, CA

Job Description

Duties:

  • Category Managers are responsible for developing category strategies and executing the category strategy projects in partnership with functional stakeholders.
  • The role supports contract life cycle management, leads contract negotiations, and helps to ensure contract value realization and supplier performance through effective supplier management.
  • This role supports the raw material categories.

Responsibilities:

Support category strategy:

  • Works in collaboration with key business functions, to drive category execution of a multi-year value creation project pipeline.
  • Utilize spend analytic and market intelligence tools to identify innovation and efficiency opportunities which optimize total cost of ownership, drive cost savings, and mitigate risk.
  • Maintain in-depth understanding of supplier capabilities, capacity, and overall financial stability, to effectively differentiate suppliers, in both current and future states, and support preferred supplier selection.

Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of supply contracts:

  • Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, in partnership with Legal, which meet stakeholder / business needs.
  • Ensure contracts are robust and comprehensive.

Stakeholder relationship management:

  • Develops and maintains strong supplier relationships (SRM), and effectively represents the business from an enterprise perspective.
  • Lead cross functional category council meetings; actively participate in RMAB.
  • Facilitate resolution of supplier issues. Work closely with all related internal functions including Engineering, Manufacturing, TDS, Quality, Compliance, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs.
  • Supports new product introduction and tech transfer initiatives.
  • Leverage functional scorecards, metrics, and other vehicles to measure and report performance including supplier performance and value realization.

Others:

  • Manages data integrity within PowerBI, SharePoint Lists, Veeva, GEP Smart, Coupa/Ariba, Oracle/SAP (pricing, vendor master, taxonomy, ASL, supply allocation).
  • Support new item creation process, ASL, SCNs, supplier investigations/deviations, and ensures CRs and Deviations are closed on time.
  • Effectively execute sourcing process (RFx events) for goods and services, including supplier evaluation, selection and contracting.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization in the enhancement of functional processes and systems.

Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated understanding of fundamental procurement process knowledge, including contracting, relationship management, market analysis, strategic planning, category value chain, etc. Specific expertise with Ariba and SAP preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, finance, or supply chain.
  • 3-5+ years procurement experience with knowledge and experience in category management, sourcing, and contract negotiations and supplier management.
  • 1-3+ years in biotech / life sciences industry.
  • Basic understanding of GMP manufacturing processes and regulations.
  • Solid interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability for contract negotiation.
  • Experience participating on cross-functional and global teams.
  • Able to develop solutions to complex problems and ensures solutions are consistent with organizational objectives.

The hiring range for this position is $45 to $51 per hour. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity, and may also vary depending on candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience amongst other factors.

Harvest Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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