Leads enterprise-wide category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, diversity, and risk initiatives. Evaluates spend and market information, develops sourcing strategies and supplier scorecards, builds category expertise, leads projects, supports supplier negotiations, and collaborates with suppliers, stakeholders, Finance, and Legal.
This position will be domiciled at a FedEx Freight location in Memphis, TN or Harrison, AR. You will be required to work at a FedEx Freight Location several times per week.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Leads the development and execution of holistic, enterprise-wide category management strategies, including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, diversity, and risk management initiatives. Develops, executes, and manages sourcing strategies using the Company's sourcing methodology.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provides strategic evaluation of category/spend information, benchmarking, and makes recommendations for sourcing strategy and supplier scorecard criteria.
- Develops category expertise, category management expertise, and market contacts, working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders in all aspects of sourcing.
- Leads internal projects/programs.
- Participates in supplier negotiations, supporting senior staff, and leadership.
- Acts with authority with suppliers, business stakeholders, Finance, and Legal.
- Complies with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, essential functions and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain, business, finance, mathematics, or other quantitative discipline
- Five (5) years work experience in sourcing, financial analysis, or related field, a related advanced degree may offset the related experience requirement.
- Excellent knowledge of project management, current technology tools/advances, and database/analytical tools.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills..
JOB CONDITIONS:
None
Preferred Skills/ Knowledge
IT Sourcing and Procurement experience.
EST FedEx Freight, Inc
FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with FedEx Freight, please e-mail at [email protected]. FedEx Freight will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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