Sr Category Manager

Tailored Brands, Inc. is a leading omni-channel specialty retailer of menswear, including suits and a broad selection of business casual offerings as well as the largest provider of tuxedo rental products in the U.S. and Canada. We operate retail stores in all 50 states and Canada. Our U.S. retail stores are operated under the brand names of Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Men’s Wearhouse and Tux, and K&G Fashion. Our Canadian stores are operated under the brand name of Moores in ten provinces. Our purpose is we help people love the way they look and feel for their most important moments. We accomplish this by putting customers at the center of every decision, rallying together to achieve common goals, and striving for excellence and continuous improvement. We help fulfill this purpose by valuing differences and knowing they make us better and showing up with courage to always do the right thing. If you want to make a difference, be part of a great team and grow, you might be a perfect fit.

About The Job

As Sr Category Manager, you will support and partner with development teams in the categories of supplies, transportation and logistics, marketing, travel, and other assigned projects. The position is responsible for the day-to-day procurement operation as well as the strategic sourcing initiatives that deliver targeted productivity savings, contributes to improving network efficiencies and meeting quality and service expectations.

What You’ll Do | Key Accountabilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and productivity programs in order to optimize category spend and maximize the potential value of the supply markets, emerging supplier capabilities, and the business while ensuring their integration into the overall strategies of Procurement.
• Create and execute action plans to achieve category objectives through identifying risks and obstacles and creating strategies and tactics to surmount obstacles.
• Effectively communicate the opportunity profile of each category and develops the new productivity ideas. Support development and productivity pipeline and cash flow improvement initiatives.
• Manage all procurement-related activities to source requested distribution services based upon contract work plans and business requirements.
• Lead bid events including screening, communications, RFP, RFQ, negotiations, and contracting/administration for responsible categories. Prepare recommendations for vendor selection based on hands on knowledge of the 7-steps Strategic Sourcing Methodology.
• Lead, manage, and execute negotiation preparation and planning for responsible categories.
• Conduct negotiations employing appropriate techniques and solicits cross-functional input as appropriate.
• Negotiate contracts for all categories under Procurement scope to ensure the Company receives the best possible prices, terms, and conditions to gain a competitive advantage vs. the peer group companies/competitors for a scope of responsibility, without losing quality of any distribution services and meeting service and quality requirements. This also includes the development of master contracts for negotiations.
• Establish and maintain alliances with key internal and external stakeholders focused on total cost of ownership solutions.
• Utilize market analysis and market intelligence to provide category expertise for industry dynamics including economic/market conditions, complexity of players and contingency plans to address unforeseen fall-out.
• Leverage local, regional, and global sourcing strategies.
• Actively manage supplier performance.
• Promotes and ensures adherence to Procurement Policies and Procedures.
• Adheres to internal controls, use of eProcurement tools, and the practice of ethical behavior and Business Code of Conduct policy.
• Demonstrate a service-oriented mentality and a high sense of ownership of the assigned problems and requests.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

What You’ll Bring | Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Engineering.
• 7+ years of Procurement experience, preferably with a large retailer.
• 5+ years of experience leading a Procurement team. Strong supervisory, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• 5+ In deep experience working with Coupa.
• Business and Financial Acumen (ability to present data analysis to effectively identify value opportunities).
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Functional work experience, including negotiating supplies, marketing, and logistics.
• Strategic thinking supported with expert knowledge of procurement practices.
• Aptitude for solving complex problems and influencing stakeholders, and the intuitive foresight to envision and orchestrate effective change by setting a strategic direction to deliver against key financial and growth objectives.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing, process improvement and creative solutions to conceive, communicate and lead the development and implementation of a wide variety of strategies and productivity initiatives in support of all key Procurement and company-wide initiatives.
• Project management skills: ability to manage people, tasks, and assignments, and hold staff, vendor, and self, accountable for deadlines.
• Results driven with proven ability, composure, and judgment in consistently making cost effective decisions on a timely basis by utilizing others to deliver systemic and sustainable improvements in a quality manner despite obstacles.
• Highly effective at leading and managing negotiations resulting in a win/win conclusion. Exercise exceptional persuasion skills in dealing with divergent opinions across supplier base and within the Company to successfully achieve company objectives.
• Vision to support creating alternative strategies and intuitively adjust to a changing environment.
• High ethical standards demonstrated by individual approach to business and ability to set that tone for the overall organization.
• Assertive, yet collaborative and team-oriented leadership style challenging others to make a difference while exercising political savvy to maintain integrity in all relationships.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills including presentation, interpersonal and consulting. Able to work across all aspects of the business inside and outside of the organization.
  
  

Please note that you do not need to qualify for all requirements to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialog to be considered.

Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands

• Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach daily.
• Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment.
• Hours regularly 40 hours per week, as work dictates, from a remote office location.
  
  

Benefits

This role is eligible for health, dental and vision insurance, prescription drug, 401k, life insurance, accident and disability, paid time off for sick leave, vacation (80 hours per year), bereavement, jury duty, holidays (9 days per year), wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts.

Work-Life Balance

Responsibilities

We understand the demands of work, school, family, and personal responsibilities. Through our work-life resources and programs we offer services for every stage of life to help you manage the day-to-day needs. We offer programs such as:

• Meeting-Free Fridays (encouraged) | so you can catch up on work and self-development.
• Summer Fridays | from Memorial Day to Labor Day so you can enjoy a head-start to the weekend.
• Holiday Early Departure | close out early the business day before a company observed holiday.
  
  

The starting salary for this position is $80,700 - $134,500 and may increase to $168,200 depending on merit, length of service with the Company, and other factors. We take into consideration an individual’s skills, background, and experience in determining final salary. Other compensation may include a 10% Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) bonus paid out according to policy. Base pay information is based on market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws, if applicable.

Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.

Work Locations: 01099R Procurement 6380 Rogerdale Road Houston 77072

Job: Procurement

Organization: Tailored Shared Services

Shift: Day Job