Category Manager-ChemicalsAlliant Energy is currently recruiting for a Category Manager - Chemicals to be located at one of our Corporate Offices in Madison, WI, Dubuque, IA or Cedar Rapids, IA. This position is responsible for the strategic procurement, contract management, and sourcing strategy for assigned categories. Experience with chemicals category management is preferred. To apply for this challenging opportunity, please complete the online application, including resume and salary requirements, at
Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, WI, is a Fortune 1000 company traded on the NYSE under the symbol LNT. Our corporation is a regulated, investor-owned public utility holding company providing regulated electric and natural gas service to approximately 1 million electric and 400,000 natural gas customers in the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Supervision Received: Performs work under the general supervision a manager or senior manager
Supervision Given: None
Job Summary:
Responsible for the strategic procurement, contract management, and sourcing strategy for assigned categories. Delivers savings and meets service targets for assigned categories and/or stakeholder departments. Builds, maintains and manages strong relationships within cross-functional teams and departments. Responsible for ensuring the lowest total cost supply base and sourcing competitiveness throughout the procurement process.
Job Accountabilities:
Develops and implements the procurement, contract management, and sourcing strategy within their responsible category groups. Applies independent judgment and strategic thinking in moderately complex situations to proactively problem solve and make decisions for the assigned categories.
Issues requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP), directs the evaluation of RFIs and RFPs. Negotiates agreements and leads the implementation, coordination and enforcement of agreements for the assigned commodities. Manages risk associated with each agreement (schedule, liability, performance, indemnity, etc.)
Manage relationship requirements (Supply Chain, customer, supplier, legal, risk, environmental, safety, etc.) within the category activities. Performs, learns from and makes changes based on periodic scorecard assessments of suppliers and relationships within assigned areas.
May lead or participate on spend management teams and is accountable for results, savings and service targets for assigned categories and/or stakeholder departments.
Understand, track, and forecast the global supply base, market, technology, cost structure/drivers, and competition of the category. May provide mentorship on category for senior buyers, buyers, and associates
Responsible for supplier relationship management, including measuring and monitoring key supplier performance within assigned areas.
Actively identifies opportunities and development initiatives to align our sourcing strategies and methods with our corporate values. Seeks and develops diverse companies who can meet our business needs.
Responsible for effective communications with the internal Supply Chain and key stakeholders for the category and related activities.
All other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications:
Education or experience equivalent to a four year degree from an accredited college or university
A minimum of five years technical and/or professional experience in progressively responsible purchasing, administration and/or logistics positions
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills strong negotiating skills, as well as ability to persuade others to gain support and commitment.
Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management) preferred
Ability to work in a diverse work environment and demonstrated knowledge of Supplier Diversity and Development practices.
C.P.M., CPIM or CPSM certification is preferred
In-depth technical and practical knowledge of strategic sourcing and logistics, including market analysis.
Demonstrated proficiency using automated purchasing, materials management, transportation, and logistics planning and forecasting systems as well as spreadsheet and database software. Proficiency in PeopleSoft supply chain systems is preferred.
Proven ability to implement competitive procurement initiatives such as cost analyses, negotiation strategies and cost estimating, resulting in spend/life cycle cost savings for multiple categories.
Knowledge of legal issues applicable to purchase agreements and contracts. Ability to determine the long-term consequence of an agreement's terms and conditions.
Proven ability to develop and use specifications, RFIs, RFPs and contracts for materials, services and equipment purchases.
Effective time management skills and ability to work under time constraints. Ability to handle multiple customers, contract negotiations and oversee numerous existing contracts at the same time
Demonstrated knowledge of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) practices; ability to develop performance measures and apply SRM principles.
Proven ability to achieve results with a minimum amount of direction.
Ability to work effectively in a diverse work environment
Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Alliant Energy is committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen, physical and background investigation. To apply for this challenging opportunity, please complete the online application, including resume and salary requirements, at no later than February 29, 2011.
A core corporate value of Alliant Energy is to be a responsible corporate citizen, caring for the environment and the communities where we do business and encouraging diversity in our employee and supplier ranks, we recognize, respect and appreciate the valuable and different perspectives that each of us bring to the work environment, our company and our customers.
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