Category Manager

Clients include health systems, universities, tech companies and government agencies. Start time is 6:30 a.m., and crews work 10-hour days in summer.

The role:

Looking for a Category Manager who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We need a buyer who pushes back on price increases with data and keeps the production schedule fed. This position is on site in Columbus.

Main duties:

• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP.
• Identify cost savings and report them monthly.
• Track supplier performance on delivery, quality and cost.
• Maintain supplier records, price agreements and contracts.
• Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost.
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits.

Required qualifications:

• 8-10 years of purchasing or procurement experience.
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered.
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price.
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or another ERP purchasing module.

Preferred qualifications:

• Import and customs knowledge.
• Spend analytics in Power BI.

Expected salary range: $105,000-$142,000 annually, plus bonus eligibility.

Perks and benefits:

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Paid holidays.
• Annual bonus.
• Vision insurance.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

New hires usually start two to three weeks after accepting an offer.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Front Range Contracting Corp..