New

Sourcing Senior Manager

Cox
$106,700.00 - $177,900.00 / yr
parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, sick time, flex time, 401(k)
United States, Georgia, Lake City
Sep 26, 2024
The Senior Manager, Category Strategy is tasked with developing and implementing a successful software category strategy program. This role partners with category owners to analyze the current landscape of tools and software used across the business, including internal demand, trends, forecasted usage, and industry offerings, to optimize for Cox Automotive. Cox Automotive currently utilizes over 800 software tools, both internal (traditional IT) and customer/consumer-facing applications, marketplaces, and products. The Senior Manager will work with category owners to create roadmaps for optimizing and rationalizing each category to meet business needs, while also ensuring compliance with the established strategy across the organization. Who You Are An experienced program leader who can effectively build, lead, and manage a software category strategy program. This includes indirect team leadership and continued partnership with category and asset owners to ensure all team's software/tool needs are supported. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated familiarity with category management relative to software application and utilization. What You'll Do Create a category strategy program to support the Cox Automotive team members Educate stakeholders and leaders on the program shedding light on how category strategy works and the intended outputs Facilitate successful strategies and roadmaps for specific families of products/tools that will drive the execution of contract renewals, amendments, and terminations Collaborate with category owners, asset owners, procurement, and finance teams to execute upon the roadmaps and strategies Develop and implement effective and efficient policies, procedures, and training to ensure consistency and compliance in category management You have: 7+ years of experience successfully building, contributing to, and leading an IT and/or software category strategy program. Interest and expertise in a broad landscape of software/tools to help facilitate strategic discussions and decision making. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Proficient in data analysis, budgeting, and financial modeling. Ability to lead collaboratively across multiple teams and functions consistently driving results. Experience leading and developing high-performing teams Experience driving high-impact projects spanning multiple teams and numerous stakeholders What's In It For You Here's a sneak peek of the benefits at your disposal as a Cox employee: A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans. Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules. Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families. Generous 401(k) retirement plans with up to 8% company match. Mental health support, including counseling and access to virtual wellness resources such as CALM. Access to Care.com, with up to 10 days of subsidized care for children, seniors and pets. Check out all our benefits. USD 106,700.00 - 177,900.00 per year Compensation: Compensation includes a base salary of $106,700.00 - $177,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program. Benefits: The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave. About Cox Automotive At Cox Automotive, people of every background are driven by their passion for mobility, innovation and community. We transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars, accelerating the industry with global powerhouse brands like Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and more. What's more, we do it all with an emphasis on employee growth and happiness. Drive your future forward and join Cox Automotive today! About Cox Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today! 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