We are actively recruiting for one of Tampa Bay's top companies for a Sr Category Manager to join their team! You will be responsible for overseeing the strategy/operations and financials nationally. The role will manage and lead third party suppliers/contractors and holds vendors to rigorous performance standards. Requires a highly motivated and ambitious candidate with a proactive, client focused mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a lead role in monitoring and increasing business satisfaction while overseeing the accurate and timely completion of tenant service requests.
• Transform existing operational practices to leverage the company and industry tools, processes, relationships, best practices to ensure service delivery is highly efficient and effective.
• Provides initial scoping and operational feasibility for proposed projects and initiatives
• Coordinate discussions with selected vendors or suppliers regarding goal setting performance criteria and performance review.
• Prepare and submit purchase order requests
• Achieve cost savings through maximizing utilization of suppliers preferred vendors contractors and identifying additional efficiency opportunities.
• Interfaces and acts as the Procurement point of contact for the customer, deal executive, delivery engagement manager suppliers, finance and legal regarding all procurement's topics for the assigned opportunities.
• Accountable for the accuracy and timely updates to all systems date utilized for the account processes procedures and metrics
• Support EHS and Business Continuity programs including response reporting and remediation efforts.
• Encourage and improve cross-department internal communication
• Regularly attend or participate in training opportunities to maintain high technical, administrative and managerial competency levels.
• Perform additional job duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• High level commercial experience in a procurement and/or commercial role including at management level within a blue chip, IT, Network, Telco or IT services environment.
• Business acumen including financial management and planning must be able to manage budget constraints.
• Strong analytical /problem solving skills
• Computer proficiency with MS Office and Excel a must
• Strong management experience
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Strong organizational skills
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Strong leadership qualities

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum of 5 years' procurement experience in Procurement and Contracts.
• C.P.M. certification preferred
• Healthcare experience a plus
• Minimum 7-10 years experience in corporate environment, third party service provider or consultant