Category Management/Process Support
Engagement Length: 9 months
Location: Mettawa, IL (Onsite)
Overview
- We are seeking an experienced contractor to support category management, procurement processes, and data operations across Marketing and Data Partnerships.
- This role requires strong analytical ability, vendor management support experience, and familiarity with procurement systems and data workflows.
Potential Responsibilities
- Document consistent, high-level frameworks for improved category innovations under guidance from category leader
- Manage vendor rebate/reconciliation and savings calculations
- Oversee intake and tracking of zero dollar data usage agreements between Marketing or Data partners
- Support savings tracking administration, data validation, and reporting within a finance system
- Develop and maintain operational playbooks; support media operations for inhouse agency initiatives
- Review Market Research scopes and identify incremental value opportunities
- Assist with standing up simple contracts with digital media vendors
- Improve data quality and systems workflows for in house scope management tool
- Other strategic or operational projects as assigned
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in category management or procurement operations
- Strong analytical and data validation skills
- Prior exposure to marketing/data vendors or industries preferred
- Experience with procurement systems (e.g., Provalido, Agency Mania, or similar)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross functionally
Education:
- Bachelors Degree Business administration, Business Analytics, Finance, Operatorts
What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position?
- Category management/procurement operations
- Provalido or similar procurement systems experience
- Vendor management & data validation
- Experience with marketing/data partners
- Strong process documentation skills
- 5+year experience
What is a nice to have (but not required) skill, experience, education, or certification? Procurement/Operation/Supply chain certifications
In what type of environment would this individual be working (i.e.: Team; Individual; type of office, etc.) ? Team environment Cross functional Teams Open workspace
Daily Work Schedule Expectations 830 – Monday- Friday Flexible Is overtime offered or required? NO
Does this position offer the ability to work remotely on a regular basis or is it required to be onsite? No
If remote opportunity exists what are the options (i.e., 1 day remote, 4 days on-site)? No
Is Travel expected? If so, will it primarily be domestic or international? NO
Is the new hire going to be working with Toxins? NO
