The Team

We are seeking a Category Manager to join American Tower's Supply Chain team. The Supply Chain team strategically sources quality materials and services at the lowest total cost while enabling effective and efficient purchasing solutions and enhancing supplier partnerships. Day to day you will lead the sourcing function for a specific area of spend or business group. As a Category Manager you will partner cross-functionally to achieve best-in-class product quality.

What You Can Offer Us

• Plan, direct and implement complex business strategies through the establishment of short/long-range objectives, change management, performance goals, and metrics for each spend category.
• Design and develop organizational sourcing strategies, direct tactical and innovative sourcing programs, adapt to changing market conditions, support new business opportunities, and designs cost reduction strategies.
• Assure proper analysis and application of internal and external industry specific research information to ensure commodity/category strategy is current, risks are identified, and insights are leveraged to identify opportunities that drive value.
• Identify and manage various operational risks to minimize negative impacts while encouraging opportunity and innovation. 
• Advise key stakeholders on supply chain including a detailed knowledge of the supply base and best practice sourcing strategies and negotiation tactics.
• Lead team to development strategic supplier partnerships that enhance total value.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

• 4 Year / Bachelors Degree
• Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in sourcing/procurement in a supply chain or strategic sourcing team, with at least 5 years related leadership experience required.
• Experience managing supplier relationships for individual requirements and within a fixed contract required.
• Intermediate skill level with MS Office Suite; advanced skill level with MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, required.
• Professional certifications strongly preferred (CPM, CPSM or CPIM).
• Strong organization, planning, and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for self and team to meet requirements and deadlines.
• Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.
• Strong leadership skills; ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results.

American Tower is a global digital infrastructure company serving customers through tower sites and other real estate solutions that support connectivity and opportunity, focused on achieving our vision of Building a More Connected World. Our success is rooted in the potential of our people and the power of local teams at our offices and sites across 25 countries.

We are one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and a publicly traded (NYSE:AMT), Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The next decade will be an exciting time as we evolve our infrastructure to meet tomorrow’s needs and position our people to elevate their impact, their potential, and our shared success. Come grow your career with us!

For more information about how American Tower is building a more connected world, visit americantower.com.

American Tower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, reproductive decisions, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. PDN-9d71d7a5-21de-4ded-8d16-1345587b65d2