Mgr Supply Chain - Category Management

Mgr Supply Chain - Category Management

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.

As Manager, Supply Chain Category Management, you partner with engineering, projects, operations, finance, and legal to keep critical categories on track. You scan market moves across steel, valves, rotating equipment, electrical and instrumentation, coatings, and logistics, then adjust sourcing plans. You lead RFx and negotiate pricing, delivery, warranties, performance guarantees, and risk. You build should-cost and total cost views to inform awards, then close with legal on master goods and service agreements. You run supplier reviews, read scorecards, set corrective actions, and troubleshoot delivery issues. You flag risks early and line up alternates with project teams, log savings and cash impact with finance, coach the team on analytics and supplier communications, and align tomorrow's negotiations and critical deliveries.

Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you'll quickly learn and grow with us.

Responsibilities / Expectations :

• Develops and maintains category strategies aligned to corporate goals and project needs
• Segments categories and sets sourcing roadmaps for projects and operations
• Leads sourcing events, evaluations, and supplier awards for high-value categories
• Negotiates contracts and service agreements across price, delivery, warranties, and risk
• Partners with engineering and operations to align sourcing to standards and specs
• Connects suppliers with technical experts to optimize materials and equipment
• Supports value engineering to balance cost, quality, safety, and performance
• Monitors global supply markets, cost drivers, tariffs, and emerging risks
• Builds alternate sourcing and contingency plans for critical items
• Implements supplier scorecards and drives accountability on KPIs
• Resolves supplier disputes and delivery issues with root cause actions
• Collaborates with finance to quantify savings and track realization
• Drives adoption of digital procurement tools and analytics
• Mentors and develops team members
• Other duties as assigned

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About Tulsa :

Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S. Tulsa is known as the Mother of "The Mother Road" - Route 66, and boasts impressive art deco architecture, the #1 city park in the U.S. (The Gathering Place) and is a great venue for live music. It's an easy place to get in and out of, with more than 20 non-stop flight destinations offered at Tulsa International Airport. Tulsa is listed on CNN Travel's best destinations to visit in 2022!

Tulsa is not only a great place to live, but it's affordable. According to the 2019 Economic Report from Tulsa's Future, the cost of living is 8 percent below the U.S. average. There is no place like T-Town. Check out visittulsa.com to learn more!

Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire. With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

Competitive compensation

Annual incentive program

Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles

Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles

401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits

A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off, including floating and company holidays

Wellness Program with annual rewards

Employee stock purchase plan

Robust employee learning and development

High internal mobility (we promote from within)

Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)

Fertility coverage and adoption benefits

Domestic partner benefits

Educational reimbursement

Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer

Employee resource groups

Employee assistance programs

Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative

Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.

For more information, please visit Williams Total Rewards .

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Why Williams?

Looking to apply your passion and skills to the innovative and vital work that helps fuel the clean energy economy?

As the world demands reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy, Williams will be there.

We currently handle one third of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat homes, cook food and generate electricity.

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We're proud of our innovative people who want to make the world a better place and invite you to explore how you can help us make clean energy happen. Apply now!