Category Manager (Merger & Acquisition)

Role Overview: As a Category Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions at Zimmer Biomet, your primary responsibility is to drive total cost of ownership reductions for a defined portfolio of strategic spend categories. You will be a process leader, portfolio manager, and potentially a people leader, ensuring strategic procurement effectiveness for a specific bundle of categories. Key Responsibilities: - Lead procurement activities for new mergers and acquisitions within multiple areas of spend to achieve significant initial cost reductions followed by year-over-year productivity improvements while maintaining or improving quality and service levels. - Collaborate closely with key stakeholders and cross-functional organizations to develop and align effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans. - Negotiate complex long-term agreements that protect Zimmer Biomet and align with company objectives. - Implement category and supplier strategies to achieve challenging year-over-year cost reduction goals through supplier collaboration and competition. - Assist in the development and execution of strategies through the strategic procurement process for a specific portfolio of spend areas. - Serve as a primary champion and process leader for the strategic procurement process for each area of spend. - Prepare reports, presentations, business communications, data summaries, and other documents for decision-making. - Lead and coordinate projects, including project development, communications, meetings, tracking, and reporting with limited oversight. - Measure and track internal performance within each spend category. - Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure savings are integrated into budgets and the annual operating plan. - Develop expertise in the portfolio spend categories. - Identify and define procurement best practices both within and external to Zimmer Biomet and ensure widespread adoption within the company. - Uphold internal and external policies, regulations, and laws to maintain ethical and professional behavior. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline required, with a preference for Masters level education. - Minimum of four years of procurement experience with demonstrated success in Project Management, supplier selection, and integration of Finished Goods contract manufactures, and Directed sub-tier suppliers. - Previous experience with assigned commodities required. - Experience in a regulated environment is preferred. - Specialized Procurement or related certification or training strongly preferred. - Lean and/or Six Sigma certification or training preferred. - Strong financial acumen and knowledge of common financial statements. - Ability to negotiate complex contracts and provide win-win solutions. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and related software. - Ability to travel on a regular basis with overnight stays up to 20%. Occasional global travel may be required.,