Full-Time

On-Site

Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing (R27014)

EEpic Games, Inc.620 Crossroads Blvd, Cary, North Carolina0

Description

The Procurement team at Epic Games focuses on establishing and maintaining supplier partnerships to support the company's growth. This role specifically involves strategic sourcing, building collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders (primarily Marketing), defining business requirements, leading sourcing engagements, negotiating contracts, managing supplier performance, and developing category management strategies to achieve business objectives.

What We're Looking For

Support Marketing projects and other Professional Services as needed.

Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across global Epic business units.

Lead sourcing engagements, partnering with stakeholders to define business requirements, identify potential suppliers, conduct negotiations, and execute contracts for best value.

Execute supplier performance management strategies, including leading supplier performance reviews for critical suppliers.

Work with leadership to define efficient ways to support the growing needs of Epic's Procurement team, including innovative approaches to scale support as Epic grows.

Develop and document category management strategies that support and enable stakeholder objectives.

Ideal Candidate

5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Skilled practitioner in strategies for creating a competitive environment.

Experience leading Request for Proposal (RFP) processes.

Experience conducting commercial & contract negotiations.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Hard Skills

strategic sourcing

procurement

RFP processes

commercial negotiations

contract negotiations

category management

Soft Skills

emotional intelligence

collaborative relationships

business acuity

understanding of market/industry trends

strong written communication

strong verbal communication

adaptability

project management

organization

time management

problem-solving

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision HRA

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401k with competitive match

mental well-being program (therapy and coaching)

company-wide paid breaks

unlimited PTO

unlimited sick time

paid sabbatical (after 7 years)

About the Company

Epic Games, Inc.

Epic Games is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company is best known for developing the Unreal Engine, the globally popular game Fortnite, and operating the Epic Games Store digital storefront.

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