Procurement Category Manager

About the job

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. Work Location: Bangalore Work Mode: Hybrid (3 Days in office) How You'll Create Impact • End-to-end accountability for defining the category and supplier strategy with stakeholders and delivering year-over-year cost reduction within their category • Responsible for the development and execution of global category strategies for IT Services, Hardware, Software, and Telecom. This role may be for one or several of the IT subcategories listed. • Strategic interface with suppliers and accountable for building strong and strategic supplier relationships • Understand supplier market dynamics/intelligence and use it as input into the strategy • Monitor and report compliance to Source-to-Pay process for their category/suppliers • Drive supplier selection according to strategy, develop supplier base, and identify new suppliers • Ensure alignment, anticipate changes, and drive activities based on supply market changes and broader company/functional strategy • Lead contract and price negotiations with suppliers • Create and update supplier list according to category strategy • Work closely with key stakeholders, member organizations, and corporate functions to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans. • Identify and define procurement best practices both within and external to Zimmer Biomet and ensure that those best practices are implemented in their category What Makes You Stand Out • 5+ years of track record in Strategic IT Procurement • Ability to develop high impact procurement strategies • Previous experience with IT Category Management required • Experience negotiating large and complex technology agreements • Cost analysis and management • Strategic thinking • Negotiation skills • Project management skills • Leadership skills • Internal stakeholder management • Supplier relationship and management skills • Excellent market information analysis skills and supply market knowledge • Good conflict resolution skills • Ability to work independently Your Background Required Skills • End-to-end Strategic Procurement experience in IT category or sub-category • Contract Management – Negotiations, signing contract agreements, driving RFP process. • Cost Management - Cost analysis/ Expense analysis/ Spend analysis • Internal (IT Leadership, Legal and finance for privacy) and External (Supplier/Vendor) stakeholder Management Desired Skills • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially Excel for analytics, is required. • Excellent Communication skills. • Prior experience working in US/North America/European markets or Multinational organizations is preferred • Open for both IT (Hardware or Software or both). Non-IT category with strong global procurement experience. • Power Bi/Tableau for analytics are plus • SAP Ariba is nice to have Education and Experience Requirements • Experience Range: 10+ Years • Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline required • Experience in a regulated environment preferred • Specialized Procurement or related certification or training strongly preferred. • Lean and/or Six Sigma certification or training preferred. Travel Expectations Must possess the ability to travel on a regular basis with overnight stays up to 25%. Occasional regional travel and global travel may be required.

Requirements

• Strategic Procurement
• Category Management
• Negotiation
• Cost Analysis
• Project Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Technologies

• Strategic Procurement
• Category Management
• Negotiation
• Cost Analysis
• Project Management

About the company

Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader that enhances patients' mobility through innovation in products and technology.