Category Manager - Technology

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CORP - Cinemark Service Center, Plano, TXtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
R33242
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** Role

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* Job Summary:

The Category Manager – Technology plays a key role in managing Cinemark’s Technology spend category, by executing the business strategy that delivers value through total cost of ownership and helps ensure that Cinemark has a reliable supply. This role involves developing and executing category management, spend analytics, sourcing, contract negotiations, and other procurement/P2P activities. Supports a number of divisions at the company as a procurement leadership resource to improve quality, maximize customer service, value creation, and reduce supplier cost.

Additional duties include:
* Design and execute a robust Technology category strategy that aligns with Cinemark’s broader business goals and delivers measurable value.
* Demonstrates the highest level of ethics and integrity in all supplier interactions ensuring accountability, service excellence and long-term collaboration.
* Own the full Sourcing lifecycle, from market research and RFP management to bid evaluation and contract finalization.
* Gains the respect and trust of departmental spend owners to uncover and implement impactful cost optimization opportunities through strategic sourcing, license model evaluations, and supplier consolidation efforts.
* Works closely with the other areas of Procurement to develop strategies for reducing total costs, improving transactional efficiencies, and improving supplier performance.
* Develop, negotiate and administer contracts for key suppliers; manage supplier base.
* Develops and implements best practices in the areas of supply market intelligence, sourcing, performance management and process improvements.
* Collaborates with leaders to establish short-term and long-term business objectives for the procurement function.
* Assists and leads in the continued development and implementation of the company’s procurement vision and strategy.
* Directs and implements appropriate corporate and departmental policies and procedures, establishes category goals and objectives which best meet the requirements of the company and operating departments; evaluates the progress toward achieving these goals.
* Promotes excellent customer services by maintaining communications with departments regarding category opportunities, market analysis, and risk management.
* Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development and training courses.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
** REQUIREMENTS
* ** Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, and/or Accounting related fields.
* At least 7 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management with extensive focus on technology-related categories.
* Strong presence and credibility as a category expert with capability to influence a wide range of groups and individuals to actively support a point of view or position.  Demonstrates ability to secure “buy-in” of others who may hold a contrary view.
* Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.
* Strong communication and collaboration abilities, capable of working effectively across all levels of the organization and with external partners.
* Proven ability to operate strategically and tactically in a dynamic environment.
* Excellent interpersonal, influencing, analytical and presentation skills matching an ability to act with enthusiasm and flexibility in a constantly evolving and collaborative environment.
* Must have experience working with cross-functional teams and multiple clients with competing demands.
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