Associate Director, Procurement Category Value Generation

Job Description
Job Title :
Associate Director, Category Value Generation
Proposed Job Title :
Associate Director, Category Value Generation
Purpose :
The Associate Director, Category Value Generation is responsible for shaping and executing the strategic vision for category management within a specific category, ensuring sustained value generation. This role involves implementing best practices, standards, and policies, driving category performance improvement initiatives, fostering collaboration among category managers and stakeholders, and serving as a central knowledge base for category management expertise.
Responsibilities :
Manage and execute the strategic vision for category management within a respective category, building a robust foundation for sustained value generation and enabling LRP success.
Administer the development and implementation of category management best practices within a respective category, including enacting standards, policies and procedures, and training modules.
Deploy category performance improvement initiatives, working alongside relevant category managers to develop, implement and track category strategies aligned with a standard category management framework.
Facilitate collaboration between category managers and relevant stakeholders, activating core category management processes, including regular Category Business Reviews within a respective category.
Enable collaboration and information sharing within a respective category, serving as a central knowledge base for category management expertise and ensuring accountability across the category management function.
Manage tracking and reporting on category management performance, leveraging key category performance metrics for holistic value generation and identifying areas for improvement.
Seek out high-visibility opportunities to share category value generation thought leadership in internal and external venues, positioning the team as a pillar of thought leadership across the industry.
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