Open Position - Category Manager

This role is responsible for overseeing, managing and supporting our operations teams in multiple disciplines across Drilling, Completions, and Production categories, analyzing market trends, developing category strategies, focused on minimizing total cost of ownership and improving overall service quality and value. The successful candidate will be a fast learner, be analytically focused, possess the ability to adapt to projects with competing priorities at the same time, and bring forward an entrepreneurial spirit to their work. A fast-paced and rapidly changing environment should energize and motivate you.

• Ensures that developed and established standards, processes and operating systems, and any additional local requirements, are implemented in all purchasing activities.
• Possesses working understanding of category management strategies, supplier management plans, and contracts (including Master Service Contracts).
• Foundational understanding and experience of implementing category management plans, including leading complex negotiations, contracting and the implementation of short and long-term agreements.
• Identifies Supply Chain risks and ensures mitigation strategies and plans are developed and implemented.
• Create value for the organization by reducing total cost of ownership, improving quality, streamlining business processes and enhancing services.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with suppliers, drives continuous improvement, manages KPI’s, reduces operational risk, and acts as an overall liaison between the business and the supplier.
• Actively manages KPI’s by holding regular performance reviews with stakeholders and suppliers to measure supplier performance and develop plans to address performance issues. 
• Implements Supply Chain Management processes, drives efficiency, continuous improvement and procurement transactions across the organization.
• Supports the organization through Contractor onboarding initiatives (MSA’s, Compliance and Pricing Agreement execution).
• Coordinates and manages the overall supplier relationship including conducting audits & implementing countermeasures. Ensures effective follow-up on audit findings to ensure timely closure.
• Works closely with operations teams from a planning perspective to ensure there are no issues with business continuity.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

· Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers. 

· Strong individual contributor leadership skills.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Experience in developing vendor relationships and possesses a technical understanding of Drilling, Completion, and Production categories. 

· Strong analytical category acumen and experience developing performance-based dashboards in tools like Spotfire, PowerBI, etc.

· Proven ability to solve problems across the organization, both with internal stakeholders and external vendors. 

· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

· Experience with Veriforce Contract Management.

· Experience with Enverus software suite (OpenTicket, PriceBook, OpenOrder, OpenMaterials).

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field required.

· 5 to 10 years of experience in Category Management within the Oil and Gas industry required, preferred in Drilling, Completions, or Production. 

· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

· Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

· Able to travel as needed.

· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

· Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. 

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship.

Validus Energy provides a competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, basic life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, health savings plans, voluntary insurance plans, and 401(k) match. 

$135,000 to $165,000 annual salary, commensurate with relative work experience and qualifications. 

Validus Energy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

Qualified applicants can send their resume and a cover letter describing their experience and qualifications in relation to the job positing to careers@validus-energy.com by Wednesday, March 20th. The top qualified candidates will be contacted the following week.