Salary: N/A / Yearly	Location: Raleigh, US
Type: Full-Time

Procurement Commodity Manager - Marketing/Communications

IBM is seeking highly motivated individuals with comprehensive commercial procurement and client facing or consulting experience to join our team of procurement professionals. Specifically we are looking for procurement sourcing professionals to join IBM’s Global Procurement team in support of the Procurement business area. Since most of our work is performed at client locations (domestic and/or international), between 75% - 85% travel is required. Typical travel is Monday through Thursday, home Friday and weekends.

The ideal candidate will have 3-8 years of procurement sourcing experience, consulting, buyer, and/or analyst experience.

Specific Commodity/Category Experience: The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of the Marketing & Communications categories. Also, background in at least one of the following indirect categories: MRO; Telecommunications; Travel; IT and Business Equipment; Capital Equipment; Complementary Workforce; Business Services; Technical/Professional Services; Telecommunications; Facilities Services/Facilities Maintenance or Logistics.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Owns primary responsibility to achieve client success against all contractual commitments at a Facilities category level (strategic and tactical)
• Responsible to understand category deliverables, savings commitments, milestones and obligations, and establish a project plan to meet each
• Take leadership role in translating council developed sourcing strategies/playbooks into client specific sourcing initiatives
• Develop client category charter, baseline and market intelligence documents, sourcing strategy and category management approach per the 7 step sourcing process
• Develop integrated (tactical and strategic) category sourcing strategy which delivers short term savings and drives category transformation through time
• Provide category leadership and direction to Category Sourcing Buyers in conjunction with the Project Manager
• Responsible for on going category management (strategy management) activities including driving supplier performance, demand management savings and increasing category compliance
• Communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organization, primary interface to key category client stakeholders
• Must have working knowledge of a global strategy within a large corporation.

Required
Bachelor's Degree
At least 3 years experience in Procurement, Supply Chain
At least 2 years experience in Procurement Strategic Sourcing
At least 1 year experience in Maketing and Communications experience
Readiness to travel up to 75%; travelling 5 days a week, home on weekends
English: Fluent

Candidates may reside in Raleigh, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, or Philly

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