Red hat Senior Global Category Lead - SaaS 

United States, North Carolina, Raleigh 

985075520

What you will do:

• Partner with stakeholders and budget owners to support business requirements and develop a strategic global category plan

• Support stakeholders spend requirements and priorities by guiding procurement initiatives

• Establish preferred suppliers and ensure and proper policies are used and leveraged

• Gain knowledge of supplier markets, supply risk levels, assess supplier capabilities, and help define and improve company's local, regional, and global panel of suppliers

• Select supplier sources by guiding competitive sourcing activities

• Form contracts with selected suppliers to negotiate optimal terms and conditions

• Establish consumption-based engagement models and operationalize negotiated contracts

• Develop a strategy and approach to optimize key supplier partnerships and simplify the buying approach with rate cards

• Define supplier performance indicators, build and communicate related dashboards, and manage supplier performance for key suppliers via stakeholder feedback and performance-based metrics

• Ensure that appropriate business controls are in place to reduce risk and protect Red Hat

What you will bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field is required

• 10+ years procurement experience in Services category management

• Extensive experience developing and leading strategic sourcing initiatives for Corporate, Professional and/or HR Services purchases

• Solid analytical skills in performing bid analysis, cost analysis, fair-value analysis, and scenario modeling

• Excellent problem solving skills with development and implementation of creative solutions

• Solid experience with contract negotiations at senior levels

• Experience in building relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders and suppliers

• Proven ability to persuade and influence a wide range of stakeholders

• Experience leading multi-disciplined projects with minimal amount of supervision

• Experience presenting complex ideas to management in a simplified manner

• Customer service oriented and ability to work well within a team

• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal

The salary range for this position is $103,290.00 - $170,500.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care

● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan

● Retirement 401(k) with employer match

● Paid time off and holidays

● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents

● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave