Category Manager
CurrentDevelops and executes contracting, procurement and materials management strategies for all goods and services in the oil & gas categories related to pipeline and facility construction, engineering, and relocation. Develops comprehensive reviews of assigned supply categories including existing and potential supplier profiles, cost and market trends, risk assessments and mitigation strategies. Based on category review, develop Key performance indicators (KPI’s) for the category and suppliers. Create requests for information (RFI), requests for proposals (RFP), and lead the development of the source selection criteria for competitively bid projects. Maintain interaction with district operations, project managers, and subject matter experts related to CAPEX, Engineering, and relocation of pipeline assets. Expected to lead teams of cross-functional stakeholders through a structured sourcing process to contract for a wide range of construction, engineering, and relocation services. Must consistently drive performance improvement from contractors and suppliers. Champions safety performance and risk management in selection and management of contractors. Process requisitions into purchase orders for the procurement of standard and specialty products and services and structure them in Oracle Procurement. Conducts work in compliance with Colonial’s safety policies and procedures on a daily basis, while demonstrating Colonial’s core values of Safety, Personal Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Teamwork in completing work assignments (S.P.I.R.I.T.).