Strategic Sourcing Category Manager

Company: Cintas
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Requisition Number: 181081

Job Description

Cintas is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Category Manager to be responsible for developing the sourcing strategy to meet the needs of internal customers and stakeholders. Responsibilities include using critical negotiating and competitive bidding skills to deliver cost control and reduction with current and prospective suppliers; managing supplier contracts and continuous supplier performance evaluation relative to business needs and market conditions; analyzing category spend to initiate restructuring of vendor base to achieve cost savings goals; seeking continuous improvement to drive innovation for all products within assigned product categories.

Skills/Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma/GED; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) and intranet/internet
  
  Preferred
  
  • 2+ years' Supply Chain experience
  • 5+ years' sourcing/purchasing experience
    
    Cintas offers comprehensive and competitive medical, dental and vision benefits, featuring employee health care premiums that are 30% lower than the national average for our industry. One of our medical plan options is even offered at zero cost to our partners.
    
    Additionally, our employee-partners enjoy:
    --- Competitive Pay
    --- 401(k)/Profit Sharing/Employee Stock Ownership Program
    --- Disability and Life Insurance Packages
    --- Paid Time Off and Holidays
    --- Career Advancement Opportunities
    
    Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.
    
    Cintas Corporation helps more than 900,000 businesses of all types and sizes get READY--- to open their doors with confidence every day by providing a wide range of products and services that enhance our customers' image and help keep their facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With products and services including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety and compliance training, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday -.
    
    To support our growth across North America, we're seeking driven professionals with ambition to move up within our company. Our professional culture, our dedication to our employee-partners and limitless career opportunities-these are just a few benefits we're proud to offer. Our employee-partners know every job is critical, and that teamwork drives innovation. Let's talk about how you'll fit into our team and how your hard work will be recognized through competitive pay, world-class benefits and ongoing career development. Are you Ready--- for limitless opportunities at Cintas?
    
    Cintas Corporation is proud to be an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic or category protected by local, state, or federal law.
    
    Job Category: Supply Chain
    Organization: Global Supply Chain
    Employee Status: Regular
    Schedule: Full Time
    Shift: 1st Shift
    
    Nearest Major Market: Chicago
    Job Segment: Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain, Supply, Operations, Marketing

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