Category Specialist, Maintenance & Construction

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Category Specialist, Maintenance & Construction through April 15th 11:59 PM.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to: 

• Works with business partners to define procurement and category strategies based on market insights and demand forecasts.

• Develops and executes category plans, leads strategic sourcing and manages supplier relationships to improve service outcomes and deliver the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO).

• Category management segments spend into related products and services to enable better planning, standardization, and value delivery.

• Supports a wide range of DMC internal customers and may lead functional projects with infrequent supervision, building deep expertise in the work function.

• Partner with Maintenance, Operations and Construction stakeholders to understand demand, criticality, and service requirements across the Maintenance & Construction category.

• Lead competitive performance initiatives to improve cost competitiveness and service performance across the category.

• Conduct market analysis and supplier intelligence to identify trends, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities, incorporate insights into category and sourcing strategies.

• Develop and maintain category plans that define strategy, sourcing pipeline, supplier segmentation, contracting approach, and value delivery targets (cost, reliability, service, innovation, etc.).

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing events (RFx development, bid evaluation, negotiations, award recommendations) in alignment with governance requirements and business needs.

• Develop, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) and manage contract risk in partnership with Legal and other functions.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Identify and implement standardization to reduce complexity and improve compliance.

• Support operational execution by resolving supplier or contract issues, ensuring continuity of supply/services, and escalating risks as needed.

• Track and report value delivery (e.g. savings, cost avoidance, performance improvements, etc.)

Houston, Texas

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