Job Abstract

.Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

The Category Manager is responsible/accountable for leading the team development and implementation of organizational strategies, commercial strategies, and enterprise support for the Automation, Instrumentation & Electrical category. This role ensures the efficient and effective execution of the Phillips 66 Procurement Work Process by procurement employees to meet Business Unit (BU), functional partner regulatory, and financial requirements.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Development of sourcing strategies with key stakeholders and Business Units through cross-functional collaboration
• Providing commercial strategy education and drive implementation through technical and commercial networks
• Recognized as an Automation, Instrumentation, and Electrical functional expert by internal and industry peers
• Has breadth of perspective and technical knowledge to guide tasks with wide scope
• Managing supplier performance assessments, developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), maintain healthy supplier relationships, and ensure compliance
• Participate in supplier evaluations as needed throughout the year
• Coordinate Request for Proposal (RFP) process with technical stakeholders and suppliers for purchases in applicable sub-categories
• Manage and maintain Business Unit (BU) stakeholder relationships to verify supplier performance, stay abreast of market dynamics, and understand operations objectives that could alter short-and long-term sub­category strategies
• Drafting, negotiating, executing, and implementing legal T&Cs and commercial terms
• Actively seeking opportunities to increase productivity and efficiency within the category
• Compiling market information and supplier knowledge to understand impacts upon supply and supplier competitiveness
• Serving as the primary communication focal point with the corporate supply base
• Monitoring functional team efficiency, quality, and managing goals; ensuring that category team and individuals understand the expectations and take appropriate action when needed
• Promoting an environment that stimulates creative thinking, contingencies, and options that focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor’s degree
• 3 years or more of Instrumentation and Electrical Systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of relevant industry experience with the named category (Automation, Instrumentation & Electrical)
• 7 or more years of relevant industry experience within the Procurement business function
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and/or Procurement / Supply Chain
• Strong influential leadership skills
• High level of interpersonal effectiveness
• Adept at communications
• Critical thinking

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of July 10, 2024.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.