SCM Category Manager - Technology (Birmingham or Atlanta)
Job Description
SCM Category Manager (Birmingham or Atlanta) - Technology
This position will be located in Birmingham, AL or Atlanta, GA.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position works within the Supply Chain Management organization to maximize the value that is delivered using a category management framework. The role collaborates with senior internal stakeholders, supply chain teams, and suppliers to use continuous improvement techniques to improve internal Business Unit and supply chain outcomes. This position will initially support one of the technology categories (IT professional services, software or hardware) but may be assigned other categories as necessary. The role ensures Supply Chain Management is perceived as a positive, significant, value-adding partner to the business by providing solutions to business and operational supply chain challenges, improving processes to reduce total costs of ownership, and maintaining a strategic approach to procurement and supply management. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: Experience: Knowledge & Skills: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
SCM Category Manager (Birmingham or Atlanta) - Technology
This position will be located in Birmingham, AL or Atlanta, GA.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position works within the Supply Chain Management organization to maximize the value that is delivered using a category management framework. The role collaborates with senior internal stakeholders, supply chain teams, and suppliers to use continuous improvement techniques to improve internal Business Unit and supply chain outcomes. This position will initially support one of the technology categories (IT professional services, software or hardware) but may be assigned other categories as necessary. The role ensures Supply Chain Management is perceived as a positive, significant, value-adding partner to the business by providing solutions to business and operational supply chain challenges, improving processes to reduce total costs of ownership, and maintaining a strategic approach to procurement and supply management. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: Experience: Knowledge & Skills: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
About Southern Company
Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.
The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.
Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.
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