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This range is provided by R&D Partners. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $40.27/hr - $50.34/hr The Category Manager is responsible for developing category strategies and executing the category strategy projects in partnership with functional stakeholders. The role supports contract life cycle management, leads contract negotiations, and helps to ensure contract value realization and supplier performance through effective supplier management. This is a 11 month contract. Remote candidates are welcome to apply, provided they are able to visit the San Rafael, California site occasionally. Responsibilities: Support category strategy: Works in collaboration with key business functions, to drive category execution of a multi-year value creation project pipeline. Utilize spend analytic and market intelligence tools to identify innovation and efficiency opportunities which optimize total cost of ownership, drive cost savings, and mitigate risk. Maintain in-depth understanding of supplier capabilities, capacity, and overall financial stability, to effectively differentiate suppliers, in both current and future states, and support preferred supplier selection. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of supply contracts: Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, in partnership with Legal, which meet stakeholder / business needs. Stakeholder relationship management: Develops and maintains strong supplier relationships and effectively represents the business from an enterprise perspective. Supports new product introduction and tech transfer initiatives. Leverage functional scorecards, metrics, and other vehicles to measure and report performance including supplier performance and value realization. Manages data integrity within PowerBI, SharePoint Lists, Veeva, GEP Smart, Coupa/Ariba, Oracle/SAP (pricing, vendor master, taxonomy, ASL, supply allocation). Support new item creation process, ASL, SCNs, supplier investigations/deviations, and ensures CRs and Deviations are closed on time. Effectively execute sourcing process for goods and services, including supplier evaluation, selection and contracting. Lead continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization in the enhancement of functional processes and systems. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, finance, or supply chain. 3-5+ years procurement experience with knowledge and experience in category management, sourcing, and contract negotiations and supplier management. 1-3+ years in biotech / life sciences industry. Demonstrated understanding of fundamental procurement process knowledge, including contracting, relationship management, market analysis, strategic planning, category value chain, etc. Specific expertise with Ariba and SAP preferred. Basic understanding of GMP manufacturing processes and regulations. Demonstrated ability for contract negotiation. Experience participating on cross-functional and global teams. Pay $40.27-$50.34/hr Why Choose R&D Partners? As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA 401k plan Employee Assistance Program Long-term disability Weekly payroll Online timecard approval R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer. Seniority level Seniority level Associate Employment type Employment type Contract Job function Job function Administrative and Supply Chain Industries Staffing and Recruiting and Biotechnology Research Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at R&D Partners by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified when a new job is posted. Sign in to set job alerts for “Category Manager” roles. Manager II, Strategic Sourcing - Marketing & Sales Senior Product Marketing Manager, Consumer San Francisco Bay Area $150,000.00-$170,000.00 2 weeks ago Mountain View, CA $49.90-$59.90 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $88,000.00-$95,000.00 2 months ago Sr. Manager, Ads Product Marketing - Measurement Mountain View, CA $93.95-$103.95 4 days ago Senior Demand Marketing Manager, Content and Campaigns San Francisco, CA $171,000.00-$209,000.00 3 months ago Head of Professional Services and Category Management Head of Professional Services and Category Management Sr. Manager, Growth Marketing - Paid Social We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr R&D Partners

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