Global Indirect Category Manager - Facilities Services, Professional Services, Team Mgmt

Overview

Global Category Manager supporting TJX India corporate office requirements, serving as a trusted business partner to multiple functions including Human Resources, Professional Services, Facilities Management, Technology Operations, and other corporate functions.

What you'll do

• Lead the execution of sourcing projects using established strategic sourcing methodologies, tools, and templates to ensure fair, open, and competitive sourcing processes across multiple categories, including Facilities Services, Professional Services, HR, and Technology Operations.
• Partner with regional and global stakeholders to align business requirements, drive sourcing outcomes, and deliver value.
• Support Senior Category Managers in executing high complexity regional and global sourcing initiatives.
• Lead and develop a team of Sr. Category Management Specialists in a matrix management organization.
• Manage the full strategic sourcing cycle, including understanding business demand, supplier identification and selection, risk mitigation strategy, price negotiation, contract "red-lining", planning and management of pipeline of strategic sourcing projects.
• Lead strategy development for assigned sourcing events and provide support to Senior Category Managers in the development of their regional and global sourcing strategies.
• Develop effective and trusting relationships with Business Partners to ensure successful project delivery, including relationships with senior leadership.
• Serve as the liaison between global business partners and suppliers to ensure the most effective approach for meeting validated business requirements through the sourcing process.
• Participate in the development and execution of contracts and ensure compliance to TJX Approval Authority Schedule and Audit requirements.
• Develop negotiation strategy and conduct negotiations; participate in Global Category Management planning for assigned categories.
• Identify and execute against opportunities for specification alignment, process improvement, and demand management.
• Support supplier relationship management programs.
• Ensure, in partnership with Global Procurement Operations, a compliant 'Source-to-Pay' process is in place for all eligible Business Partner spend.
• Monitor and report category-specific savings and performance metrics.
• Collect and actively challenge current product or service requirements; present new sourcing strategies to drive cost savings; recommend new ways to manage demand through process re-design.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10+ years of indirect strategic sourcing or procurement experience, preferably in GCC setup.
• Minimum 2+ years managerial experience in global matrix organization with a track record of enabling high-performing, globally aligned regional teams.
• Direct experience leading end-to-end sourcing and negotiations of Facilities Services, Professional Services, HR, and Technology Operations.
• Experience driving category and sourcing strategy, influencing cross functional business partners, global and regional teams both directly and through their teams.
• Excellent business acumen, strategic, leadership and change management skills with proven experience.
• Knowledge of sourcing principles; strong knowledge of global sourcing and procurement.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong command of procurement/sourcing systems and Microsoft Suite.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship development skills when interacting with associates, colleagues, leaders, Business Partners, and suppliers.
• Ability to analyze data related to spend, supplier performance, and market trends, and to recognize trends within spend categories.
• Strong presentation skills, with experience presenting information to senior leaders.
• Developed management, training and development skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a Global Capability Center.
• Master's degree in supply chain management, Business or related field.
• Experience in the retail industry and managing multinational Business Partners and suppliers.

Details

• Location: APAC Home Office, Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, Inorbit Road, Hyderabad, India.
• Reports into the Senior Manager, Global Sourcing & Procurement.