Associate Category Manager, Services Procurement

As the Associate Category Manager with the Services Procurement team, you'll be responsible for category strategy development with a long-term commercial plan. This will include strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier and stakeholder relationship management across a subset of the Corporate Services category. Subcategories include but are not limited to Market Research, Meetings & Events, Communication, Public Relations, Travel, and other Corporate Services. You'll reduce total cost of ownership by leveraging world-class negotiation and sourcing strategies, using tools and processes, and mitigating risk. In this role, you'll consistently work with senior-level stakeholders and strategic suppliers.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Lead category management and strategic sourcing activities including but not limited to negotiations, RFx, spend reporting / analysis, industry research, and opportunity identification.

Develop, present, and maintain category strategies for assigned areas of spend with the objective of determining opportunities within the categories and strategizing optimal sourcing methodologies.

Create and nurture stakeholder relationships, ensuring ongoing partnership and engagement.

Leverage expertise, tools, policies, and relationships to help educate and influence internal clients on sourcing recommendations to achieve optimal results.

Manage supplier relationships for effective exchange of information, optimizing engagement value for Best Buy.

Partner with colleagues in sourcing & procurement operations teams to ensure optimal executional results

Basic qualifications

3+ years of experience in procurement, marketing, sales, finance, or contracting (legal work)

Experience mentoring, cross-functional team management, or influencing without authority

Preferred qualifications

Expertise in use of procurement Source to Pay tools and practices such as supplier diversity programs, TCO calculation, etc.

Demonstrated negotiation, analytical, planning and execution skills

Expert MS Office skills, emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint and ability to complete complex spend or data analysis, and presentation skills

Strong organization, communication, presentation, and collaboration skills

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include :

Generous employee discount

Physical and mental well-being support

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type : Full timePandoLogic. Keywords : Category Manager, Location : Minneapolis, MN - 55423