Professional Services Categories Assistant Team Leader📣 Job Ad

About the Role

stc is seeking a Professional Services Categories Assistant Team Leader to manage all category management activities related to professional services. This full-time role involves developing category management strategies for commercial categories and ensuring alignment with various sectors and the sourcing team. The successful candidate will operate in accordance with established business policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all category management activities for professional services, including consulting, finance, HR, and insurance services.
• Coordinate category management development and agenda setting with relevant sectors and the sourcing team.
• Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for all category management activities.
• Develop a taxonomy tree for commercial categories and sub-categories in coordination with various sectors.
• Oversee execution-focused service delivery functions and processes.
• Anticipate changes in stc's needs by collaborating with other sectors and prioritize category management initiatives accordingly.
• Develop category segmentation criteria and map the supply base to desired relationship types.
• Track supply market trends, including competitive pressures, new entrants, substitute products/services, and changes in the value chain.
• Analyze historical data to identify demand/consumption trends and track deviations.
• Develop category management strategies for commercial categories, ensuring alignment with sectors and the sourcing team.
• Coordinate business planning efforts with the sourcing team.
• Discuss purchasing requirements and project specifications with unit management and suppliers.
• Develop and communicate periodic reports on department and service delivery status to the category management head.
• Investigate supply and financial risks of suppliers and implement appropriate actions.
• Identify potential category management synergies with other subsidiaries and manage their implementation in coordination with stakeholders.
• Maintain and regularly update a catalogue of suppliers per category.
• Develop sourcing strategies for commercial categories, including sourcing levers, vendor selection, contracting methods, and category KPIs.
• Manage all interactions with key stakeholders (Business Units, Functional Units, finance, strategy, and sourcing team) for commercial categories.

Experience Required

Candidates should possess 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in category management, particularly within professional services.

Work Type

This is a full-time position.