This pay range represents a general target and is not reflective of the full pay range. Offers to selected candidates are contingent upon various factors such as skills, experience and education.
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 499406
LCRA has an opportunity for a Sr. Category Manager to join our Supply Chain Team! On this team, you will set sourcing strategies, conduct sourcing events for complex categories, and negotiate contracts that meet business needs to limit risk and optimize value for LCRA.
You will be trusted to:
- Cultivate partnerships with internal customers, gather requirements, and understand overall business objectives - Perform market analysis, conduct benchmarking inquiries and remain abreast of market developments - Synthesize internal and external data to present strategies that mitigate risk and improve decision making, value and cost savings - Deploy advanced sourcing and negotiation techniques
You qualify with:
- Nine or more years of experience in procurement, vendor management or project management or other relevant experience. - A degree(s) in business, supply management, finance, economics or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
You are a great fit with:
- Experience deploying a category strategy and conducting sourcing events to procure complex goods, commodities or services - Experience independently drafting, negotiating and administering high volume purchase contracts - Experience leveraging and improving supplier performance - Experience developing and managing stakeholder relationships - Experience leading cross-functional teams to achieve organizational objectives
You gain:
- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness program including wellness incentive
- Extensive learning & development programs
And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The Lower Colorado River Authority exists to serve the people of Texas. It’s been that way since the state Legislature created us in 1934. We continue that legacy today by providing a multitude of vital services to our customers and communities.Our missionTo enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve through water stewardship, energy and community service.What we doWe produce and deliver electric power, manage the lower Colorado River and provide a reliable water supply, manage a public parks system and support community development.LCRA is funded by revenue we generate, the vast majority of which comes from generating and transmitting electricity. A very small portion of our revenue comes from selling water. We do not receive state appropriations or have the ability to levy taxes.Our historyLCRA has deep roots in Texas, dating as far back as the Great Depression of the 1930s. We built the chain of dams that tamed the Colorado River and brought power to rural Central Texas for the first time.