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Job OverviewAt Relativity, we build the most innovative and comprehensive tools for making sense of unstructured data. Our people are our best asset, and they play an important part in our mission to organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. The Sr. Category Manager, Technology will join the Procurement Team which is focused on strategic partnerships with business stakeholders ensuring best commercial terms, achieving annual cost savings, responsible sourcing and supplier diversity. The Sr. Category Manager, Technology provides essential procurement and supplier expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing and category management with strong commercial and contractual experience with a high focus on Software. This role will deliver high quality, innovative and proven cost-effective methodologies to support company and department objectives and reports to Head of Strategic Sourcing and Category Management.

Posting TypeHybridJob OverviewAt Relativity, we build the most innovative and comprehensive tools for making sense of unstructured data. Our people are our best asset, and they play an important part in our mission to organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. The Sr. Category Manager, Technology will join the Procurement Team which is focused on strategic partnerships with business stakeholders ensuring best commercial terms, achieving annual cost savings, responsible sourcing and supplier diversity. The Sr. Category Manager, Technology provides essential procurement and supplier expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing and category management with strong commercial and contractual experience with a high focus on Software. This role will deliver high quality, innovative and proven cost-effective methodologies to support company and department objectives and reports to Head of Strategic Sourcing and Category Management.Job ResponsibilitiesJob Description and Requirements

• Lead and execute long term agreements through formal RFx methodologies.
• Analyze spend data and industry dynamics to identify, prioritize, and launch sourcing initiatives.
• Identify value/ savings opportunities, processes, and best practices.
• Establish positive relationships across the business, including senior leadership, to ensure active and early participation in supplier-related matters.
• Lead negotiations in both financial and business matters, including commercial terms and risk mitigation for strategic contracts.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, budgets and current gaps and challenges to develop the best strategic sourcing strategies.
• Support strategic sourcing best practices including driving supplier segmentation, scorecards, and facilitating strategic business reviews in collaboration with business partners.
• Lead supplier contract renewals, while leveraging competitive pricing, quality and customer service, also perform supplier relationship management and reviews.
• Develop strategic relationships with existing or new key suppliers and ensure appropriate engagement levels exist to drive partnership objectives.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency and maximize spending opportunity
• Provide guidance as the subject matter expert to internal stakeholders on business initiatives, procurement strategies and complex purchasing issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experienced professional with a full understanding of procurement best practices.
• Able to balance multiple priorities at once, while proactively working to resolve a wide range of issues, using data analysis when appropriate
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise
• Works independently on day-to-day tasks and able to initiate new assignments with minimal guidance

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid and effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Proven track record of identifying cost reduction opportunities and driving significant, tangible financial benefit to the business
• Contract negotiations experience, specifically experience supporting IT related services such as IT, Professional Services (solution architecture, network design, integration and deployment), Software, SaaS applications and/or emerging technologies.
• Experience managing complex strategic sourcing projects and RFx process
• Ability to support large/complex supplier deals potentially including Software, and Services integrated solutions with customer flow down requirements.
• Ability to interact with and present up to Director/VP Levels.

Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices.This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives.The expected salary range for this role is between following values:$102,000 and $152,000The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionMarketing and Sales
• IndustriesSoftware Development

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