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Job description
Requisition Number: 29540
When you work for AmeriGas, you become a part of something BIG! Founded in 1959, AmeriGas is the nation's premier propane company, serving over 1.5 million residential, commercial, industrial and motor fuel propane customers. Together, over 6,500 dedicated professionals will deliver over 1 billion gallons of propane from 1,800+ distribution points across the United States.
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Job Summary:
As a valued leader on our Global Procurement team, you will develop, manage, and guide the overall sourcing and category management strategy for the Fleet & Freight Category across the UGI Family of Companies. You'll design and execute the enterprise and cross-BU category plan by analyzing historical and projected spend, contractual relationships, and industry trends-providing a canvas that informs and governs all category, subcategory, and sourcing activities. You will lead cross-functional teams, partner with BU stakeholders and sourcing leads, and drive optimal value through competitive supplier selection following UGI's strategic sourcing process.
Duties and Responsibilities
Core Category Management: RFP/RFI/RFQ & Contracting (40%)
Develop and execute category strategy, including opportunity identification, requirements gathering, current-state assessment, spend analysis, and category segmentation
Lead RFI/RFP/RFQ activities, supplier identification, evaluation, negotiation, selection, contracting, and implementation
Perform market and benchmark analysis, total cost modeling, and spend analytics
Configure and facilitate eSourcing and eAuction events
Make sourcing recommendations to internal stakeholders
General Category Management (30%)
Manage category-focused projects via total cost analysis (sourcing, demand management, process audits)
Develop and maintain category profiles: strategy alignment, demand/supply outlook, SWOT, stakeholder maps, cost models
Establish strategic global supplier relationships and guide their overall management
Identify and mitigate supplier risks; report business implications
Oversee contract negotiations and execution with legal, BU, and finance partners
Procurement & Supplier Activities (20%)
Own the supplier relationship management process, including QBRs and Supplier Performance Reviews
Benchmark category performance against external data and best practices; implement improvements
Lead supplier selection teams and partner with Operational Procurement on buying channel design
Other (10%)
Support department initiatives, Ariba projects, savings validation, and the supplier diversity program
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ability to lead and influence in a global, matrixed environment
Trusted advisor capable of building credibility with stakeholders who own supplier relationships
Deep category and business knowledge with strong opportunity-identification instincts
Skilled negotiator able to draft SOWs and basic contract language
Proficient in eSourcing/eAuction tools; Ariba Sourcing preferred
Proven success leveraging enterprise spend and executing global agreements
Education & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Business or related field; MBA preferred (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
Minimum 5 years of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, spend assessment, and project management
Minimum 2 years of Category Management experience
AmeriGas Propane, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class in its practices.
AmeriGas is a Drug Free Workplace. Candidates must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and a criminal background check. Successful applicants shall be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment, and if hired, shall be subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with AmeriGas policies. As a federal contractor that engages in safety-sensitive work, AmeriGas cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician. Similarly, applicants for such positions who are actively using medical marijuana may be denied hire on that basis.
Worksite address
king of prussia, PA, 19406, US
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