Technical Product Category Manager

Arlington, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

As a central part of their national security strategy the U.S. Government is investing in protecting the critical infrastructure of our allies support of this strategy and building on our 25 years as a leader in global threat reduction CRDF Global is implementing large-scale Cybersecurity programs in crucial geostrategic regions across Europe & Eurasia (including Ukraine Moldova and the Western Balkans) and Southeast Asia. CRDF Global is seeking an experienced data-driven category manager to lead CRDFs technology (cyber data AI cloud etc.) product space. The candidate should have strong supply chain and procurement skills analytical and financial acumen communication capabilities and a hands-on passion to dive deep into the process used in our foreign assistance market area. As the technical product category manager for CRDFs Europe and Eurasia Cyber and Digital Resilience division your key responsibilities and focus areas include:

Category Strategy Development: Define and execute a long-term plan for the category.
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Build and maintain strong mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers. Manage supplier performance quality and delivery and compliance.
Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation: Lead the sourcing process to find the best suppliers and negotiate contracts to secure favorable terms pricing and total cost of ownership. Perform all tasks in the procurement lifecycle.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks within the category of supply chain.
Cost Optimization: Deliver cost savings through consolidation standardization and/or volume.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with various internal teams to optimize the value reliability and technical effectiveness of the cyber security offerings available to CRDF and our beneficiaries.
Compliance: Ensure all procurements are executed with the highest levels of integrity and adherence to business objectives including conducting due diligence maintaining procurement documentation in compliance with audit standards and ensuring proper flow-down of funder terms & conditions
Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to enhance and optimize the enterprises procurement capabilities

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience managing commercial procurement of technology-based products and demonstrated experience managing complex international procurement and
supply chain operations including import/export operations of which a minimum of 3 years managing commercial procurement in compliance with U.S. Government regulations (2 CFR 200 FAR)
Excellent communication skills including experience working with international partners in challenging geographic areas and across organizations
Familiarity with cloud-based procurement management systems (Deltek Costpoint preferred)
Strong critical thinking and analysis planning and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed environment and to adapt quickly to new challenges
Demonstrated leadership competencies including the ability to innovate and strategize lead self and teams build relationships inside and outside of the organization and focus on strong delivery for donors
High level of organization and attention to detail
Strong diplomatic and negotiating skills with demonstrated success
Willingness and ability to travel domestically or internationally
Fluency in spoken and written English

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of additional Eastern European languages is a plus
Preference for a technical or business administration focused bachelors degree
Previous experience managing commercial technology procurement in Europe or Eurasia specifically

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionAs a central part of their national security strategy the U.S. Government is investing in protecting the critical infrastructure of our allies support of this strategy and building on our 25 years as a leader in global threat reduction CRDF Global is implementing large-scale Cybersecurit...

Description

Category Strategy Development: Define and execute a long-term plan for the category.
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Build and maintain strong mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers. Manage supplier performance quality and delivery and compliance.
Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation: Lead the sourcing process to find the best suppliers and negotiate contracts to secure favorable terms pricing and total cost of ownership. Perform all tasks in the procurement lifecycle.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks within the category of supply chain.
Cost Optimization: Deliver cost savings through consolidation standardization and/or volume.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with various internal teams to optimize the value reliability and technical effectiveness of the cyber security offerings available to CRDF and our beneficiaries.
Compliance: Ensure all procurements are executed with the highest levels of integrity and adherence to business objectives including conducting due diligence maintaining procurement documentation in compliance with audit standards and ensuring proper flow-down of funder terms & conditions
Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to enhance and optimize the enterprises procurement capabilities

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience managing commercial procurement of technology-based products and demonstrated experience managing complex international procurement and
supply chain operations including import/export operations of which a minimum of 3 years managing commercial procurement in compliance with U.S. Government regulations (2 CFR 200 FAR)
Excellent communication skills including experience working with international partners in challenging geographic areas and across organizations
Familiarity with cloud-based procurement management systems (Deltek Costpoint preferred)
Strong critical thinking and analysis planning and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed environment and to adapt quickly to new challenges
Demonstrated leadership competencies including the ability to innovate and strategize lead self and teams build relationships inside and outside of the organization and focus on strong delivery for donors
High level of organization and attention to detail
Strong diplomatic and negotiating skills with demonstrated success
Willingness and ability to travel domestically or internationally
Fluency in spoken and written English

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of additional Eastern European languages is a plus
Preference for a technical or business administration focused bachelors degree
Previous experience managing commercial technology procurement in Europe or Eurasia specifically

Required Experience:

Manager

Key Skills

Time Management
Data Analytics
Analytical
Agile
Requirement Gathering
Strategic thinking
Visio
Communication
Problem Solving
Market Research
UML
Cross Functional Teams

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CRDF Global

CRDF Global is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1995 in response to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the threat of large-scale proliferation of weapons technology from the region. With support authorized by the Nunn-Lugar Act of 1991 and the Freedom Support Act of ... View more

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