Rent-A-Center Corporate

Sourcing Manager

Job Purpose: The Category Manager will be responsible for developing, executing, and managing the sourcing strategy and tactical plans for Indirect spend categories (for non-merchandise spend). Categories managed by this position are those identified as strategic, business critical, and/or having significant leverage opportunity. Indirect Categories include Information Technology (IT), Marketing, Business Services, Human Resources (HR), and Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute, and track category strategy and policies for one or more non-merchandise category leveraging the identified value levers.
• Collaborate with the business to define category needs and specifications.
• Manage and direct the strategic sourcing efforts (sourcing calendar)
• Complete the collection, analysis, and reporting of category spend and savings data monthly.
• Conduct the development of sourcing strategies, industry and supplier research, bidding, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
• Perform value analysis and total cost of ownership analytical activities.
• Coordinate strategic sourcing activities with stakeholders for sourced categories, including preparing category sourcing results and sourcing step details and summaries.
• Provide Stakeholders’ department with spend savings analysis across categories for forecasting and budgeting purposes.
• Prepare periodic stakeholder activities alignment and category planning materials.
• Coordinate with Stakeholder and Legal department on contract negotiations
• Report on contracting activity

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least four years of relevant strategic sourcing experience
• Prior management experience
• Project management experience
• Procurement and strategic sourcing knowledge, specifically with multiple retail, non-merchandise specific category sourcing expertise
• Understanding of cost savings approaches
• Established strategic sourcing skills, including documentation and communication of strategy.
• Networking and team skills
• Strategically oriented
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Ability to successfully address large supplier relationships.

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