Category Manager - Technology

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Role Summary

The Category Manager Technology plays a key role in managing Cinemark's Technology spend category, by executing the business strategy that delivers value through total cost of ownership and helps ensure that Cinemark has a reliable supply. This role involves developing and executing category management, spend analytics, sourcing, contract negotiations, and other procurement / P2P activities. Supports a number of divisions at the company as a procurement leadership resource to improve quality, maximize customer service, value creation, and reduce supplier cost. Additional duties include :

• Design and execute a robust Technology category strategy that aligns with Cinemark's broader business goals and delivers measurable value.
• Demonstrates the highest level of ethics and integrity in all supplier interactions ensuring accountability, service excellence and long-term collaboration.
• Own the full Sourcing lifecycle, from market research and RFP management to bid evaluation and contract finalization.
• Gains the respect and trust of departmental spend owners to uncover and implement impactful cost optimization opportunities through strategic sourcing, license model evaluations, and supplier consolidation efforts.
• Works closely with the other areas of Procurement to develop strategies for reducing total costs, improving transactional efficiencies, and improving supplier performance.
• Develop, negotiate and administer contracts for key suppliers; manage supplier base.
• Develops and implements best practices in the areas of supply market intelligence, sourcing, performance management and process improvements.
• Collaborates with leaders to establish short-term and long-term business objectives for the procurement function.
• Assists and leads in the continued development and implementation of the company's procurement vision and strategy.
• Directs and implements appropriate corporate and departmental policies and procedures, establishes category goals and objectives which best meet the requirements of the company and operating departments; evaluates the progress toward achieving these goals.
• Promotes excellent customer services by maintaining communications with departments regarding category opportunities, market analysis, and risk management.
• Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development and training courses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Benefits Available

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cinemark is an Equal Opportunity Employer