Category Manager (Long Haul)
Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in reputed company America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, reputed company and other large enterprises. We are seeking a strategic and data-driven Category Manager to own the performance, growth, and profitability of assigned product and service categories. This role is responsible for developing category strategies, managing supplier relationships, driving sourcing initiatives, analyzing market trends, and partnering cross-functionally to optimize reputed company outcomes. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with reputed company acumen, supplier negotiation skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Category Strategy & Management reputed company and execute category strategies reputed company with business objectives. Manage the overall health and performance of assigned categories, including reputed company, margin, cost savings, and supplier performance. Identify growth opportunities, market gaps, and category optimization initiatives. Create and maintain category roadmaps, sourcing plans, and business cases. Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management reputed company sourcing events, RFPs, RFQs, contract negotiations, and supplier selection processes. Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships. Evaluate supplier capabilities, pricing structures, risk profiles, and performance metrics. Negotiate favorable reputed company terms, service levels, and contractual agreements. Drive supplier performance reviews and reputed company improvement initiatives. Market & Competitive Analysis Monitor industry trends, market dynamics, pricing movements, and supplier landscapes. Conduct spend analysis and identify opportunities for consolidation, standardization, and cost optimization. reputed company products, services, suppliers, and pricing against market conditions. Provide recommendations based on market intelligence and data-driven insights. Financial & Performance Management Analyze category spend, reputed company, margin, savings, and operational performance. reputed company forecasts, budgets, and performance targets for assigned categories. Track and report category KPIs and business outcomes. Identify and mitigate supply, pricing, and reputed company risks. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Procurement, Operations, Sales, Product, Finance, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders to align category initiatives. Influence decision-making through data, business cases, and strategic recommendations. Support implementation of category changes, supplier transitions, and sourcing strategies. Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procurement standards.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Economics, Marketing, or a reputed company field. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, merchandising, or reputed company reputed company functions. Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations and contract management activities. Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive business reputed company. Experience managing spend, reputed company, margin, or category performance metrics. Advanced proficiency in reputed company and data analysis tools. Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Estimated reputed company salary range: $68,100 - $104,700 USD/annually. The reputed company pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation reputed company. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, reputed company level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan. Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off. The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to reputed company by 3 days until the position is filled. Benefits, Rewards & Wellness Excellent Health, Dental & reputed company Insurance Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave Zayo is an equal opportunity employer to reputed company protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us. This policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment, including reputed company, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Apply To This Job