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Category Manager

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Aflac

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United States , Columbus

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Category:
Purchasing

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

90000.00 - 110000.00 USD / Year
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Job Description:

Acting with Integrity; Communicating Effectively; Pursuing Self-Development; Serving Customers; Supporting Change; Supporting Organizational Goals; Working with Diverse Populations

Job Responsibility:

  • Act as a trusted procurement advisor and deliver value to the business
  • Opportunity identification for business thru category strategy development
  • Communication on emerging trends
  • Collaboration to resolve key challenges in supply continuity or efficiency
  • Support business unit planning, demand planning, budgeting and forecasting
  • Develop and implement cost-based reduction or efficiency opportunities capable of delivering against annual targets thru the analysis of strategic value levers
  • Establish leading practices and drive continuous improvement within the category
  • Develop and enable set up of a preferred supplier list
  • develop strategic suppliers and grow alliances to meet cost and performance goals
  • Facilitate competitive intelligence / MI to identify emerging/potential sources of competitive advantage (i.e., market pricing, etc.)
  • Manage the category's supply portfolio - ensure supply security & cost transparency
  • Lead analysis of current spend to identify opportunities aligned to goals, KPI's and objectives of each category
  • Coordinate the sourcing strategy review with business stakeholders. Provide active support to fact-based negotiations with suppliers
  • Oversee proposal evaluation and award decisions with business stakeholders
  • Work with the Sourcing and Contracting team to create, revise, and execute strong contracts with suppliers, business stakeholders, and legal
  • Develop transition plan for implementing new contracts
  • Coordinate with business to understand procurement policy and processes
  • Accountable for providing category reports and communicating with business / SRM teams

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field
  • 6+ years of related work experience
  • 4+ years in procurement operations, strategic sourcing or similar roles
  • Knowledge of sourcing principals and indirect procurement
  • Knowledge of primary and secondary research methods
  • Knowledge and demonstrated experience performing financial/cost analysis, business case development, quantitative and qualitative analysis and decision modeling
What we offer:
  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • prescription drug coverage
  • health care flexible spending
  • dependent care flexible spending
  • Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
  • 401(k) plans
  • annual bonuses
  • opportunity to purchase company stock
  • 11 paid holidays
  • up to 20 days PTO
  • state-mandated sick leave

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 04, 2026

Expiration:
February 13, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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