Hiring: Category Manager Company: BayOne Solutions Location: San Luis Obispo County, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:31:30 Employment Type: Contract About the job Experience: •10 years Experience Desired •10 years Experience in supply chain, or related, 10 years Required Skills: •Develops and manages one or more sourcing spend categories and manages all Tier 1 contracts associated with the category(ies). •Develops strategic category plans to optimize cost savings, service excellence, diversity spend and total cost of ownership for the categories. •Effectively influences stakeholders, including senior leadership, to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment of sourcing strategies. Works with Line of Business (LOB) to develop, source and negotiate major contracts. •Plays a key role in Supplier Relationship Management / Scorecard process. •Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and (Technical) Competencies Desired •Demonstrated capacity to analyze and combine information from different sources and use logic to reach appropriate conclusions as needed to perform at the job level •Demonstrated capacity to apply contract processes and procedures and relevant contracts and licensing - for example ESC, IBEW, tort, contract law - as needed to perform at the job level •Demonstrated capacity to work independently with limited oversight Qualifications: •Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!