Global Category Manager, Labor Program

Job Number: 29433

Position Title: Procurement Manager

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Description

Informatica is looking for a Global Category Manager of Labor Program with experience in a procurement functional specialty to join our team in Redwood City, California.  

Job Summary

As a Global Category Manager of Labor Program, you will be responsible for increasing business partners’ understanding of services and resources, create operational value, and minimize risk across the supply chain. You will build productive, results-oriented relationships with internal business partners and external stakeholders at contractors, suppliers, and industry organizations. Working as the Global Category Manager of Labor Program, you must have strong technical, communication, collaboration, negotiation, and leadership skills. 

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership in creating, maintaining, and managing communication between Informatica business lines, existing and proposed suppliers, primarily focused on the sourcing contingent labor both regionally/globally
• Facilitate at a strategic level the ongoing working relationships between Global Procurement and respective teams
• Establish and maintain complex-working relationships that leverage Informatica’s position in obtaining optimum pricing and terms that maximize return on investment (ROI) and minimize total cost of ownership (TCO) to Informatica
• Create and maintain benchmarks, best practices, policies, and procedures used to manage the procurement cycle for the categories supported
• Regularly interact with the business stakeholders

Key Essentials

• Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain Management, or closely related business field. Advanced degree a plus
• 8+ years professional experience
• Category background in building and operationalizing contingent labor programs globally
• Must have some working knowledge of managing an MSP and tool (VMS).
• Proven track record and continually displays growth within managed category YoY
• Strong analytic skills and ability to conceptualize and develop strategies and build models for business-related concepts
• Demonstrates expertise in the areas of financial analysis and strategic planning 

What Does Success Look Like?

• You develop and oversee the execution of strategic goals of the Global Labor Program.
• You ensure the achievement of functional specialty’s KPIs.
• You lead the development of new processes and optimization of existing processes.
• You achieve quality and cost-effective results for the organization using your negotiating skills.
• You display the ability to understand Indirect spend categories, and broader procurement professional concepts. 

Nice to Have

• Supplier Relationship Management- You can strategically manage the interactions with the third-party organizations that supply the goods/services consumed internally, focused on maximizing value through collaborative relationships with key suppliers.
• Contracting- Your contracting skills include the ability to construct a framework for the agreement which clearly defines the scope of work, distinguishes the responsibility of the company and third party, mitigates risk, and provides for compensation based on performance. You can understand what the contract is intended to achieve for the business unit and determine correct contract strategy.
• Transactional Execution- You have an understanding and adeptness of the tactical process and tasks needed to full execute Procure-to-Pay duties. This includes RF(x) management, contract creation, requisitioning, and ordering. Demonstrates the use and key usage of technology (Oracle Cloud, IQN,).

City: Redwood City

State: California

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

Alternative Location(s) : Austin, TX

Community / Marketing Title: Global Category Manager, Labor Program

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At Informatica we know diversity drives innovation. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law and Informatica policy.

Travel Requirement: Limited

Location_formattedLocationLong: Redwood City, California US