Strategic Category Manager - Detroit, MI
DT Midstream

Job Info

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At DT Midstream, we've got the energy to achieve great things! DT Midstream owns and operates a diverse, integrated portfolio of midstream pipeline, storage and gathering assets, allowing us to provide a comprehensive set of midstream services to our customers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and into Canada. Our newly independent public company is an energy industry leader with more than 20 years of proven success as part of DTE Energy and our focus is to be safe, caring, dependable and efficient in all we do.

Job Summary

An advanced non-management purchasing professional, focusing on specific categories/ subcategories. Responsible for sourcing activities which support cost management initiatives. Conducts spend analyses, identify risks and opportunities, studies market trends, interviews vendors, and provide recommendations for sourcing. Develops and implements long term strategies applicable to a given supply category(s), designed to promote ongoing cost and quality improvements, and develops performance and Total Cost of Ownership metrics. Lead cross-functional teams engaged in procurement activities, and provide work direction and/or training to other professional.

Key Accountabilities

• Creates and maintains strategic sourcing plans and long-term strategies designed to generate on-going savings, including contracting methodologies, industry best practices, internal process improvement, and value-add services from suppliers
• Provides expert advice, counsel and execution in specific areas of spend
• Leads innovative and creative cross-functional teams to develop and implement cost effective procurement strategies
• Cultivates and builds internal and external alliances and partnerships with business units and suppliers to achieve ongoing cost reductions, process improvements, and best practices
• Studies market trends acquiring and assessing market intelligence; conducts and applies benchmarking/competitive assessments; develops and continually assesses procurement strategies
• Provide mentoring and direction to procurement staff as needed to implement sourcing goals
• Initiates new ideas and approaches, and challenges prevailing practices and approaches with reasonably sound alternatives
• Understands and supports the SPM processes and goals

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree is required, along with a minimum of six years of experience in supply chain management and procurement/purchasing.

Other Qualifications Preferred:

• A Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Economics is preferred.
• Financial/economic modeling and reporting methodologies (ROI, ROA, supplier financial performance, etc.) experience beneficial. Experience developing commodity or category buying strategies is preferred
• Yellow/Green/Black belt certification

Other Requirements:

• Intermediate-to-advanced skills in Microsoft applications (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Consulting and influencing skills consistent with the ability to build relationships and influence parties; may include getting parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions for various situations
• Experience with leading cross-functional procurement teams, establishing work-flows, and operational procedures
• Strong negotiation and contract writing, as demonstrated by successfully and independently handling complex contracts, including proficiency in considering multiple long term and short term variables, building relationships with our business unit partners and vendors, crafting contracts that are uniquely tailored to fit business needs, scope of work, making recommendations for legal review, generating creative and innovative solutions, and reviewing peers’ contracts for compliance with DTE requirements
• Able to cope with multiple demands from superiors, client business units, and external parties in a positive and even-handed fashion; displays a calm demeanor under pressure
• Demonstrated application of continuous improvement tools, systems, and processes.

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