Noble Corporation

Category Manager

LocationHouston, TX
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job

As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for managing a specific group of products and/or services within our organization. Your primary goal will be to optimize product/service sourcing strategies, pricing, risk management, and business continuity which is compliant with Global and regional jurisdictional requirements. You will work closely with suppliers, operations, technical maintenance, asset integrity, marketing teams, and other stakeholders to ensure that your category offerings meet operational needs and market trends.

Your role involves strategic planning, market analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive savings and quality. You will manage product assortment, pricing strategies, and activities to ensure the category's success. Additionally, you will handle vendor management, stakeholder management, and contract management, including initiating, implementing, and executing contracts. You will serve as a functional business partner to stakeholders and act as a Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the assigned categories.


Profile

Bachelor’s degree, Masters preferred or equivalent business experience
Experience within Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management
Excellent written and verbal communication English skills
Ability to collaborate up, down, and laterally
Project Management skills with experience in running global strategic sourcing projects with a track record of cost savings
Professional Stakeholder management skills with experience in finding the right balance between challenging and supporting key stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with the ability to locate, interpret and analyze data with sources such as with Excel, ERP extracts (SQL), Power BI etc.
Adaptability to changing demands and priorities


Responsibilities

Managing and support the activities related to Category Management together with Key stakeholders and proactively identifying opportunities
Developing specific Category Management strategies which are sensitive to operational needs, customer requirements, regulatory issues, and market opportunities
Leading and managing global sourcing to contract projects in an organization under constant change
Managing your own Indirect and Direct categories with the responsibility of developing and implementing global category management strategies
Identifying and implementing cost initiatives with focus on stakeholder satisfaction while challenging the status quo
Supporting the day-to-day activities ensuring the value of category management is visible to all stakeholders (contract management, first point of contact, coordination of activities, vendor management, escalation to suppliers etc.
Category management and strategies for assigned procurement category
Coordination with Contract Manager
Supplier Relationship Management for Level 1 suppliers in category
Stakeholder Management for relevant categories
Contract creation and management for relevant categories
Accountable for performance and results of the assigned category


What we offer

Great opportunity to work in an international company that values employees and provides right environment for right people
Hybrid work (3 days from the office, 2 days from home)
Strong focus on work-life balance
Chance to contribute in the high-level service provided to our rigs globally
Group Life Insurance
Private Health Care

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