Procurement Category Manager - Hardware

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview Our Supply Chain and Procurement organization operates in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, delivering best-in-class communications equipment and solutions to customers worldwide. We strive to be a trusted advisor to our business partners, providing innovative solutions that maximize value for their sourcing needs. This role requires a procurement and supplier expert with strong commercial and contractual experience in strategic sourcing and category management. You will implement high-quality, innovative, and cost-effective methodologies to support company and departmental objectives. This position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, fostering a cooperative environment. Exceptional verbal and written communication, strong organizational skills, and effective time management are essential. Job Description Motorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation. NOTE: This is a hybrid role - Candidate must reside in the Chicagoland area with the ability to work from the office as needed. About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Procurement Category Manager to join our team in Chicago. This hybrid role provides essential procurement and supplier expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing and category management, with a focus on Hardware related spend. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial and contractual experience, delivering high-quality, innovative, and cost-effective methodologies to support company and department objectives. This role requires exceptional verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational and time management abilities, and the ability to interface and foster a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities: Lead and execute long-term agreements through formal RFx methodologies. Analyze spend data and industry dynamics to identify, prioritize, and launch strategic sourcing initiatives for hardware categories. Identify value/savings opportunities, process improvements, and best practices within the hardware category. Establish positive relationships across business units to ensure active and early participation in supplier-related matters. Lead negotiations in both financial and business matters, including commercial terms and risk mitigation for strategic contracts. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, budgets, and current gaps and challenges to develop the best strategic sourcing strategies for hardware. Support strategic sourcing best practices, including driving supplier segmentation, scorecards, and facilitating strategic business reviews in collaboration with business partners. Lead supplier contract renewals and leverage competitive pricing, quality, and customer service. Develop strategic relationships with existing or new key suppliers and ensure appropriate engagement levels exist to drive partnership objectives. Identify process improvements to increase efficiencies and maximize spend opportunity within the hardware category. Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on business initiatives and procurement strategies related to hardware. Develop relationships with senior leadership. Provide subjec ... (truncated, view full listing at source)