.What do you do?This role works with the Category Management team in identifying, researching, evaluating, and selecting suppliers that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply. Sets and achieves day-to-day objectives that have some impact on others within job area.How will you do it?Generates and leads medium spend initiatives to improve our YOY Savings and Trade Working Capital (TWC).Reviews, approves, or rejects Purchase Requisitions through Ariba. Ensures that PRs are compliant with our Global Procurement policy and that the information in the PR enables future analysis for spend management/enhancement.Drives Spend Analysis and ensures clear Spend Reporting by reclassifying vendor spend to the proper taxonomy.Works together with the Procurement Data team to build reporting/BI that drives and accelerates savings initiatives.Responsible for facilitating RFP Enablement with Category Managers, including working with the data team to extract data for the RFP, data crunching, coordinating/following up with vendors, receiving quotes, and facilitating bid analysis/scenario modeling to accelerate decision-making for RFPs.Leads and executes strategy for Sub-Categories alongside the CM.Drives our Spend Under Contract KPI by partnering with the Category Manager to ensure our Contracts are loaded into our CLM Tool.Reviews and negotiates Contracts and SOWs for the assigned categories. Understands Legal Clauses and implications for major items (Liability, Insurance, Notice periods, Jurisdiction, among others).Researches the Category and provides Market Intelligence to the Category Manager, to enable Economics analytics (for example understanding the impact of labor inflation in the category).Generates financial/savings reporting using our preferred tool (Wave).Engages and enables training for our Indirect Stakeholders on how to effectively engage with the team and how to utilize our solutions/agreements.Supports JCI Supplier Business Continuity program (SBC) by deploying actions to reach category targets.Analyzes spend data at a part number level to identify cost reduction, standardization, or simplification opportunities. This will include troubleshooting data gaps and data integrity issues.QualificationsBachelor's degree in related field.+4 years of relevant experience in Indirect Procurement. Prior experience in Professional Services, MRO, Facilities is a must.Deep understanding of RFx processes. Good understanding of a Source-To-Pay process; including knowledge of Category Management principles.Ability to perform Spend Analysis and rationalize tail spend.CLM principles. Demonstrate ability and experience reading/negotiating SOWs and contracts.Strong MS Office and advanced Excel or VBA skills required.Microsoft Power Apps (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI) or other data tools preferred.Strong analytical skills and business judgment