Category Manager - Pointnext Labor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Leads a complex individual supply chain sub-category; including data and industry analysis; reports results to senior managers.
May lead an international, cross-functional team.
Meets with Stakeholder senior managers to understand business priorities and translate them into supply chain strategies; influence the industry and marketplace within moderately complex marketplace categories.
Develops and utilizes supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools.
Leads Supplier Selection Activities.
Drives supply base optimization.
Negotiates and completes contracts with complex suppliers.
Responsible for day-to-day operations of large, moderately complex suppliers.
Partners with suppliers in minor strategic development.
Provides input on risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management and operation strategies.
Assesses current and evolving business models in the marketplace.
Identifies challenging contract risk areas.
Negotiates acceptable contracting outcomes using known solutions.
Advises senior level business leaders on contract risk areas

First level university degree or equivalent experience; advanced university degree preferred.
Typically 6-10 years of experience in procurement or supply chain function.