About this role
This role leads strategic sourcing and category management activities for semiconductors within Motorola Solutions. You will negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships and performance, track KPIs, and drive cost reduction through process improvement and best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies and RFx processes
- Negotiate favorable contract terms and manage the contract lifecycle
- Manage supplier relationships and conduct supplier performance reviews
- Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives and process improvements
- Build stakeholder alignment and present procurement strategy and value delivered
Technical Overview
The role focuses on procurement operations rather than software or IT systems. It centers on RFx execution, contract lifecycle management, spend and financial analysis, and KPI-based performance tracking across stakeholders and suppliers.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a procurement professional with proven experience in strategic sourcing and category management, including strong commercial and contractual expertise. They are highly effective at RFx/competitive bidding, negotiating favorable contract terms, managing the contract lifecycle, and driving cost reduction using KPIs and spend/financial analysis.
Must-Have Skills
Proven experience in procurementStrategic sourcingCategory managementStrong negotiationContract management skillsExcellent communicationEffective time management
Required Skills
Strategic sourcingNegotiationRFxCompetitive bidding processesContract lifecycle managementSupplier relationship managementSupplier performance reviewsCost reduction initiativesProcess improvementsBest practicesKey performance indicators (KPIs)BudgetingFinancial analysisForecast spendLegal and regulatory requirements complianceSpend analysis
Hard Skills
Strategic sourcingNegotiationRFxCompetitive bidding processesContract lifecycle managementSupplier relationship managementSupplier performance reviewsCost reduction initiativesProcess improvementsBest practicesKey performance indicators (KPIs)BudgetingFinancial analysisForecast spend analysisContract managementLegal and regulatory requirements complianceSpend analysisPerformance reviews
Soft Skills
Exceptional verbal communicationExceptional written communicationStrong organizational skillsEffective time managementStakeholder managementPresentation skillsInterpersonal skillsCollaboration with cross-functional teamsFostering a cooperative environmentAbility to collaborate with senior leadershipConfident and persuasive presentation
Keywords for Your Resume
Procurement Category ManagerCategory managementStrategic sourcingsupplier expertcommercial and contractual experiencestrategic sourcing strategiescompetitive bidding processesRFxnegotiating favorable terms and conditionscontract lifecyclecontract managementrenewalterminationsupplier relationship managementsupplier performanceperformance reviewscontinuous improvementcost reduction initiativesprocess improvementsbest practiceskey performance indicators (KPIs)budgetingforecast spendfinancial data analysisstakeholder managementlegal and regulatory requirementscategory managementContract lifecycleNegotiationSupplier relationship managementContract managementKey performance indicators (KPIs)Budgeting
Deal Breakers
No procurement experience focused on strategic sourcing and category management, No demonstrated negotiation and contract lifecycle management experience, Must have strong communication and stakeholder management ability
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