Procurement, Category Management

Category Manager

GEICO's Procurement team is seeking an experienced Category Manager to establish effective governance over GEICO's supplier partnerships specifically pertaining to marketing, product, and real estate. This role is essential to the successful delivery of key cost, risk, and performance management-related efforts for third-party relationships leveraged by their line of business, in addition to identifying strategic opportunities for growth and/or greater return on investment. Primary focus will be oversight of GEICO's highest tiered suppliers based on risk, spend, and complexity.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contract SME for all new and "Key" incumbent renewal contracts for their supplier
• Works closely with internal team members establishing and maintaining relationships with internal business partners to ensure products and services align with Geico's information security protocols and domain target architectures
• Identify value-generating opportunities (e.g., savings, efficiencies, or revenue growth) within supplier engagements, licensing models, or services
• Comfortable leading RFx events to build leverage with GEICO suppliers and deliver more favorable pricing and contract terms
• Lead contract negotiations in alignment with Geico contract processes, policies, and procedures
• Partner with internal risk groups to ensure third party relationships are compliant with all relevant policies and procedures
• Monitor and ensure successful delivery against third party contractual obligations, including management of SLAs, True-ups, notification windows, etc.
• Lead execution of policy requirements for managed third-party relationships
• Plan and lead periodic risk reviews and assessments of supplier relationships

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or military experience preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in marketing, product, or real estate business sector
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Proven track record of identifying and implementing improvements to business processes
• Experience negotiating contracts, including professional services
• Experience with ensuring customer requirements are met during the negotiation process
• Experience communicating with senior management and responding to their inquiries and requests
• Excellent communication and time management skills; able to communicate contract issues to diverse audiences
• Provide problem-solving and innovative ideas to support internal customers
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with vendors to more effectively position GEICO to receive the best value proposals for the corporation

Desired Qualifications:

• 4-year degree with Finance, Business Administration, or Supplier Management major
• Experience with a large service provider
• Experience with contract management systems

Location: Hybrid - This position will require the individual to work onsite 3-4 days per week. Remote work days when not onsite.

Annual Salary $93,000.00 - $154,000.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life's twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we're constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We're an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers' expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you'll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people's lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career and your potential in mind. You'll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family's overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• In office and remote opportunities, as well as our signature GEICO Flex program, offering the ability to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.