Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

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Our Global Headquarter office in Dublin has an exciting new opening for a Global Category Manager- HR & Marketing to join their highly successful Supply Chain organisation.

What you’ll do:

The primary function of this role is to partner with our Corp HR and Marketing stakeholders to design and shape Global strategy and a Regional approach where appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in the defined categories and will establish and build internal relationships with Corporate and regional stakeholders

• Lead the supplier market analysis and ensure supplier qualifications for RFQ’s

• Lead and assist supplier negotiations for the business on requirements, commercial terms and conditions

• Build performance-based supplier relationships that lead to optimal pricing, quality improvements, process improvements and delivery of world class solutions

• Communicate with SCM and Corporate on supplier value propositions and supplier performance metrics which enable continuous improvement initiatives and actions

• Develop thorough master services contracts in accordance with regulatory and legal department’s requirements

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the various HR sub categories: Benefits (Pension, Healthcare, Consultants, Actuarial, Pharmacy, Wellness, Outplacement, EAP etc..). Marketing sub categories: Advertising, Print, Promotional Merchandise, Stock image/Music providers, Survey's, Meeting & Events, Digital Marketing, Branding. Public Relations, Creative agencies etc.)

• Strong experience in complex project management including at a minimum regional scope and cross-functional coordination. Global experience would be a plus

• Expertise in negotiating/interpreting legal terms and conditions

Skills:

• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills

• Strong negotiation skills, knowledge, and experience

• Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to manage multiple tasks globally

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities required

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package (pension, wellness scheme, health insurance etc.)

• Permanent contract in a fast-growing global company

• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team

• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible

• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University