Procurement Category Manager – Services – Strategic Sourcing Services

Job Description

Procurement Category Manager – Services | Motorola Solutions

The Tone:
This is a hybrid role at Motorola Solutions, located in the Chicagoland area. Motorola Solutions builds critical communications, video security, and command center technologies that help keep people safer everywhere. This role is crucial for delivering essential procurement and supplier expertise in strategic sourcing and category management, providing innovative and cost-effective solutions for the company’s sourcing needs. The work supports their mission of building safer communities, schools, hospitals, and businesses.

The TL;DR
• Role: Experienced
• Location: Hybrid, Chicago, IL
• Pay: $120000–$150000 yearly
• Team: Supply Chain and Procurement organization
• Mission: Develop and execute procurement strategies for a portfolio of services categories, with a primary focus on third-party systems implementation partners, professional services, and full-lifecycle field services.
• Tech Stack: ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), e-sourcing tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategize Services Procurement: Drive transformation by developing and executing innovative, solution-oriented sourcing strategies for systems integration services.
• Lead Negotiations: Spearhead the development of robust Statements of Work (SOWs) and performance-based contracts, leading negotiations to optimize total cost of ownership.
• Drive Cost Reduction: Identify and implement innovative cost savings opportunities through negotiation, value engineering, process improvements, demand management, and alternative sourcing strategies.
• Manage Supplier Relationships: Cultivate strategic alliances with key service partners, implementing rigorous vendor performance management to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Mitigate Risks: Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to assigned service categories, including project deployment delays, single-source dependencies, financial stability of suppliers, and compliance.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 8+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and category management, with proven expertise in strategically sourcing the end-to-end services for large-scale technology deployments, including third-party systems implementation partners, professional services, and full-lifecycle field services. Demonstrated success in achieving significant cost reductions.
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, and knowledge of contract law and procurement best practices.
• Bonus: Ability to work autonomously, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.