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AECOM Global Category Manager - Mobility (vehicles) in Dallas, Texas
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
Job Description
We’re the leader in our industry because of our people and our suppliers. Given the importance of the procurement and supply chain capability to our success, we want to take it to the next level so we’re investing in several ways: we’re growing the team, developing world class processes and finding new and better ways to use technology and data.
We’ve created a new senior role at the core of our business to develop and deliver the mobility (vehicles) strategy. The role aligns to our cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals while supporting our work on the most cutting-edge and innovative infrastructure projects of our time, addressing the big challenges of today and shaping the built environment for generations to come. We’re looking for someone who has a strategic view of mobility and category expertise in fleet and rental vehicles, has strong leadership and change management skills and embraces a data driven approach. The global role will suit someone who is a results-orientated self-starter and enjoys working in teams comprising people from different countries and diverse backgrounds.
In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, the successful candidate will join a team that is sociable and supportive, a workplace that encourages growth, flexibility and creativity, as well as a company culture that champions inclusion, diversity and overall employee well-being through programs supported by company leadership. Our core values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to, which comes down to not only delivering a better world but working to “make amazing happen” in each neighbourhood, community and city we touch. We are the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) leader in our industry and the Procurement and Supply Chain team are central to that achievement. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
The role reports to the Global Head of Strategic Sourcing. The location of the role is flexible, but the individual will live in Europe or North America close to a major transport hub.
Key responsibilities of the role:
Lead, develop and deliver the mobility (vehicles) strategy to achieve goals on costs and GHG emissions while increasing employee engagement. The global strategy will include financial models including leasing and insurance; legislation, regulation and safety standards; shared mobility models; reduction in fuel and transition to new energies; autonomous driving; MaaS; smart mobility; connectivity; re-marketing; drafting and implementation of effective policies and processes regarding fleet operations; and monitoring mobility costs
Develop strategic partnerships with key stakeholder groups across AECOM’s global business, establishing Strategic Sourcing as a trusted advisor
Document, present and socialise the global strategy to regional leaders and country-based teams to gain buy-in
Execute category-specific global sourcing projects as part of a defined category strategy roadmap (direct delivery and overseeing others in the team) to deliver tangible commercial benefits and direct cost savings in alignment with team targets
Implement and lead supplier relationship management (SRM) with strategic suppliers including motor manufactures, fleet and maintenance management companies and rental companies
Lead negotiations and contracting for existing and new suppliers
Develop partnerships with internal stakeholders to ensure changes are delivered and savings realised. This will include developing performance metrics and working with internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve the financial and operational targets
Support the development and capability of the Global Strategic Souring team by demonstrating high standard of delivery and sharing best practice
Review end to end processes to improve management of supplier base, channel management, contract management, enable and improve purchase order compliance and adoption, workflow and approvals, payment processes and data and analytics
Utilise procurement technology and data to improve efficiency and achieve high levels of compliance to the procurement policy and processes, for example, through the implementation of the no PO no pay policy and the use of catalogues
Develop change and project management plans to support new ways of working
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
BA/BS plus 8 years of Category Management, Strategic Sourcing experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Excellent leadership techniques and people development methods
Extensive experience of change and project management tools and techniques including interpersonal and influencing skills
Extensive experience of indirect procurement, ideally, in fleet, travel and mobility
Extensive experience of strategic sourcing tools and techniques
Extensive experience of tender and contract drafting
Excellent negotiation skills
Excellent contractual and commercial expertise include vehicle leasing
Excellent supplier performance improvement tools & techniques
Excellent tactical cost reduction expertise
Knowledge of the driver duty of care responsibility
Experience of exploiting procurement technology including procurement to pay systems, eCatalogues, eSourcing platforms and spend analytics tools
Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills including advanced MS Excel skills
Strong appreciation of financial models including vehicle leasing, savings forecasting and recording
Knowledge of Coupa and PowerBI would be an advantage
Experience of working in the services sectors, specifically, professional services, financial services and/or transportation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Nationally recognized professional certification (eg Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or Certified Purchasing Manager or equivalent professional procurement and supply chain qualification)
Additional Information
Sponsorship for US Employment Authorization, now or in the future, is not being offered for this position
Relocation assistance is not being offered for this role
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
ReqID: J10088204
Business Line: Geography OH
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: AME Support
Career Area: Procurement & Supply Chain
Work Location Model: Hybrid