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About the Team
The Procurement team at College Board is a group of 10 highly skilled
professionals who support the purchasing needs of all divisions across
the organization. Our extensive category coverage encompasses a wide
range of areas such as contingent workforce, building and construction
projects, enterprise software systems, contact centers, custom
consulting engagements, and cloud services. Our category managers work
directly with leaders from all parts of the business to help define and
deliver College Board products and services. We are transforming our
business at a rapid pace and the Procurement team plays a crucial role
in shaping and driving this change.
About the Opportunity
As one of our Category Managers, you will be responsible for executing
vendor relationship, strategic sourcing, and contract management
activities in support of multiple College Board divisions. You will
implement sourcing strategies, engage in comprehensive industry and
supplier research, manage the bidding and RFP process. You\'ll oversee
vendor selection, contract negotiations and supplier performance
management activities to secure competitive pricing and favorable terms.
To ensure success, you will collaborate closely with College Board
Programs and Service units to competitively source products and services
in support of our mission and financial objectives. Your strategic and
proactive mindset, coupled with operational excellence, is the key
driver of success in this role.
In this role, you will:
Collaborate with business partners to drive value (40%)
- Collaborate within the Procurement organization and support
divisions across College Board in identifying and securing service
providers to meet their business priorities
- Partner with business unit stakeholders to identify vendors and
determine work streams where price competition would be beneficial
and coordinate RFI\'s, RFP\'s and RFQ\'s to ensure ideal vendor
selection
- Bring industry benchmarks, expertise, knowledge of trends, and other
third-party data to prepare for vendor selection and negotiation
Execute agreements and manage vendors (40%)
- Lead vendor negotiations to ensure that College Board contracts at
competitive prices and favorable terms with an emphasis on the
current supply base
- Manage the process to review and negotiate contract documents,
coordinating resources in Legal, Governance, Risk and Compliance and
CB business units; Review and redline terms and conditions to ensure
maximum value and minimum risk
- Anticipate and manage contingencies and dependencies, ensuring
proactive planning and real-time analytical thinking during intense
periods of delivery
- Own and manage critical vendor relationships for timely issue
escalation; Work with vendors to resolve performance issues and
drive improvements as necessary
Improve our support and performance (20%)
- Utilize P2P tools like Workday, Concur and Strategic Sourcing to
establish and help improve operational processes from project intake
to invoice approvals
- Practice continuous improvement and strengthen the value proposition
for internal clients and improve key performance as measured by KPIs
that are important to key constituents
- Analyze division spend data to and identify and generate cost
savings
About You
You have:
- 7+ years of procurement-related experience and expertise working in
evaluating contractual terms and conditions
- Strong industry experience and track record of evaluating
contractual terms and conditions, negotiating with multiple service
providers (e.g., supply chain, consultants, hardware/sof ware
providers, social media influencers, large contact centers, print &
publications, marketing services, online advertising,
photography/videography, and promotional products)
- Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
- Proven track record of negotiating large multi-year contracts and
negotiating with various vendors essential for delivery at high
scale
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to foster positive
and productive working relationships at all organizational levels
and vendor community
- Initiative and an ability to work in a self-directed environment
- Experience with contract management, P2P systems, and tools
- A bachelor\'s degree in business, management, finance, supply chain
management or related work experience preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint)
- Ability to travel 4-6 times a year
- You must be authorized to work in the US
About Our Benefits and Compensation
College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program
that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in educat