Supply Chain Management- Category Manager

Supply Chain Category Manager

GDIT is seeking a Supply Chain Category Manager to be responsible for developing innovative strategies for the indirect and direct IT Network / Telecom spend category. This role will report to the Sr. Manager of Category Management and will work closely with stakeholders and the Managers and staff of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement to ensure strategies are fully understood, executed as designed, and adjusted as additional market knowledge is gained through sourcing activities and monitoring supplier performance. The primary role of this position is to create, socialize, and update category strategies across the network and telecom category (to include but not limited to wireless and wire lines, telecommunications equipment, switches, routers, transceivers, firewalls, etc.) and communicate the strategies to those persons and groups responsible for implementing the strategy. Category strategies focus on maximizing the value obtained from each supply market balancing competing demands including state and federal regulatory requirements imposed upon GDIT by its customers, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); the market strength of GDIT; and the realities of supply markets. This position requires understanding of the commodity category, as well as large-scale hardware OEMs such as Juniper, HP / Aruba, Verizon, AT&T, Cisco, etc.; strong research skills; high interest in continued learnings; being well organized, proactive, and able to work without much guidance; and exceptional time management skills.

Duties include but are not limited to :

• Conduct detailed supply market research
• Establish and leverage relationships with large-scale hardware OEMs
• Work closely with internal departments and customer-facing programs to understand, document, and analyze current and forecasted category demands
• Develop strategies for gaining the best value from current and future supply markets.
• Regularly evaluate category and adjust strategies as appropriate based on changing market conditions, internal demand, supplier performance, and other factors
• Ensure Category Strategies balance the various regulatory requirements imposed upon GDIT Supply Chain by its customers, including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); the market strength of GDIT; and the realities in the various markets to maximize value obtained from each supplier.
• Solve process, supplier performance and market-disruption problems including developing solutions under tight timeframes.

Education : Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science or 4+ years of equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree. Experience : 5+ years of corporate, commercial, or FAR regulated supply chain experience (experience in a Fortune 500 company, government contractor, or federal government). US Citizenship : Performs work on contracts that require US citizenship. Security clearance level : N / A. Demonstrated understanding of FAR And its compliance requirements and audit implications on category strategies. Experience managing complex project and influencing persons not in one's chain of authority. Experience in written / oral communications at all levels of the company (including C-level / Executive). Demonstrated knowledge of full lifecycle SCM-related topic areas (including strategic sourcing, contract types, bid sheet structures, proposal analyses, and contract negotiations).