Category Manager jobs in Lubbock, TX

The Category Manager -Production will own and manage the overall end-to-end category management process intended to generate long term commercial value, develop the supply base and provide insight and analysis to support organizational business decisions. This role is intended to drive focus and alignment across the production supply chains and to identify commercial leverage opportunities and best practices where applicable. The Category Manager will partner with business unit teams across the organization to develop and execute category sourcing strategies based on a deep understanding of production operations and practices, the current business situation, the business strategy and drivers, the local supplier market.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to identify business drivers and value-creation opportunities within assigned categories.
• Partner with business unit teams across the organization to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, focused on minimizing total cost of ownership and maximizing service quality. Including Legal, EHS, Ops, Accounting, ESG, and Audit
• Manage the delivery of contracts through their full life cycle, which includes developing comprehensive post award contract management plans, ensuring compliance, performance measurement, and corrective actions.
• Solves complex problems without precedent and/or structure; takes a broad perspective to identify solutions. Works independently, with guidance in complex situations.
• Implement tactics/strategy and contract documentation to secure services and materials in compliance with business needs, requirements and on best commercial terms that fully accounts for all market capacity/capability and risks/opportunities.
• Manage key suppliers and translate business requirements into fit-for-purpose solutions, driving total cost of ownership, efficiency, performance and EHS benefits.
• Lead market intelligence efforts within assigned categories to anticipate changes in supply market conditions and capitalize on value-creation opportunities.
• Understand the changes in the business, business drivers and external environment and trigger adjustment of supply chain end to end processes, category strategies and contracts.
• Perform technical and commercial analysis in a clear, granular, digestible format to assist in the decision-making process.
• Build and maintain strong network in the market, being fully aware of supplier developments and opportunities coming up in the market. Responsible for supplier relationship management, continuous improvement, enhancing competitive advantage and improving supplier safety and quality.
• Develop, manage and communicate forecasts
• Perform all duties and uphold self, suppliers and partners with the absolute highest ethical standards
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills And Competencies

• Strong proficiency in data analytics and data visualization
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong presentation and influencing ability
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Experience in contract negotiations & tender evaluation and has attention for detail.
• Able to influence stakeholders to work together in an integrated way
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated ability to develop and deliver value from complex initiatives.
• Good understanding of strategic, technical, legal, finance, taxation and commercial issues.
• Able to manage supplier relationships
• Able to manage multiple workstreams at the same time.
• Able to translate strategy to tangible and valuable outcomes for the local business
• Understand the business, the end-to-end process in the Supply Chain and is able to communicate in business language
• Ability to cope with complexity & uncertainty in a positive manner
• Able to look ahead and think strategically while maintaining day-to-day tactical delivery

Required Qualifications

6 years of Supply Chain related experience

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6 years of experience in Production Operations in the upstream Oil & Gas industry

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Combination of the two

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain Management is highly preferred