Philip Morris International U.S. · 19 hours ago
Category Manager - Procurement US
Stamford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $187K/yr
8+ years expPhilip Morris International, U.S. is transforming its business to deliver a smoke-free future. The Category Manager Procurement US will lead procurement strategies for assigned categories, collaborate with various departments, and manage supplier relationships to optimize value and ensure compliance with procurement controls.
Consumer Goods
Responsibilities
Meet regularly with senior stakeholders to achieve early involvement in Business’ strategy definition to influence key decisions and improve resource allocations
Align local and regional sourcing plans and influence internal stakeholders to deploy global or regional initiatives locally
Lead meetings to drive continuous improvement in quality and total cost of ownership across business processes
Leverage deep industry and category knowledge to anticipate business needs and develop sourcing strategies
Provide market intelligence and facilitate innovation through supplier partnerships
Ensure excellence in execution in all validated technology capacity deployment projects with a focus on ensuring full adherence to PMI’s On Time and In Full performance expectations in the assigned Category
Provide market intelligence and facilitate innovation through supplier partnerships
Utilize AI tools
Provide Procurement support and guidance to the business in the budgeting process for the regions, acting as a key account for Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Affiliates
Translate Business requirements into actionable plans. Capture potential long-term opportunities and address risks. Lead PMI’s regional category strategy definition and include global and regional sourcing strategies in local plans
Define and manage effective processes to create a forward-looking view of spending in the technical category, ensuring consolidation, standardization and productivity
Master negotiation tools and styles to drive business needs and proactively build levers. Coordinate and steer critical negotiations and lead complex ones. Anticipate results and align with stakeholders on possible negotiation outcomes
Establish cross-functional cooperation to implement value added initiatives that reduce waste and increase efficiency, such as outsourcing, demand management, internal process efficiency
Segment the supply base of all non-globally managed suppliers and establish different types of supplier relationships based on defined criteria. Define governance and escalation models to manage those relationships. Link supplier capabilities and local business and procurement objectives. Work with key suppliers on value creation and risk reduction initiatives
Capture, consolidate and report effectively to the Head of function all performance related aspects of the collaboration with core vendors
Master legal templates to encompass local legislative requirements, Business’ needs, IP rights, company protection and exclusivity clauses. Advise colleagues and internal stakeholders on the impact of relevant clauses for contracting
For non-critical services or goods, correctly balance the usage of customized contractual frameworks versus Purchase Orders to meet Company objectives of speed and time-to-market
Drive continuous improvement and simplification of procurement processes in alignment with regional and global procurement operations
Ensure Global Technical Procurement objectives implementation putting in place key control measures and relevant KPI's to assure Procurement process compliance and efficiency at regional/affiliate level
Represent regional requirements on end-to-end business processes, standards and procedures leading global/regional implementation, change management and adoption of global procurement systems, standards, processes and procedures
Ensure effective & efficient integration and engagement with remote teams or colleagues from regional and global functions
Support indirect subordinates through mentoring and coaching to realize potential in full and drive outstanding results
Qualification
Required
University degree in Engineering, Business Administration / Economics or supply chain
8+ years' experience in procurement at a strategic level
Deep knowledge of assigned category is a plus
Exposure to a multinational environment, preferably within a FMCG company
Alternatively, within PMI, Procurement, Engineering or Supply Chain at a supervisory/managerial level
Preferred
MBA degree or equivalent is a plus
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Annual bonus (applicable based on level of position)
Great medical, dental and vision coverage
401k with a generous company match
Incredible wellness benefits
Commuter benefits
Pet insurance
Generous PTO
Company
Philip Morris International U.S.
Philip Morris International’s U.S. businesses (PMI U.S.) are invested in America’s future.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Becca VanderBush
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
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