hy Work for Park Lawn Corporation?

Service

• At every level, our dedicated team members display a strong work ethic and commitment to our core values, respect for the family, the profession, and the individual.
• Work with leading experts in the funeral and cemetery profession.

Benefits

• Financial assistant programs encouraging employees through education and development in industry related subjects.
• Robust Health and Welfare Plans, and savings account options, designed to support your personal needs, enhance well-being and help navigate life's challenges.
• Rich 401k and Roth Retirement Plan options available for both Full Time and Part Time employees along with a Company Match.
• Variety of Vacation, Personal Days and Sick Days based on your role emphasizing the importance of physical and emotional replenishment for our team.
• Employee Discounts on services, merchandise, and property to help our team members in their time of need.

Culture

• We value honesty, courage, integrity, ethical behavior and the development of personal growth.
• We are rooted in the communities to provide a personal touch to every family we serve.
• We believe in the value of funeral and cemetery service, drawing on decades of experience to create the best experience for our families.

Summary/Objective

This position is responsible for providing Strategic Category Management expertise to develop procurement strategies that balance values with risk mitigation and reduce Total Cost of Ownership. Develop and implement sourcing strategies and productivity initiatives to enable growth, increase margin, accelerate supplier performance, and mitigate supply risk.

This role may include but is not be limited to, managing the following categories: Construction, General Supplies, Merchandise, Heavy Equipment and Vehicles.

Essential Functions

• Works closely with the Procurement Manager to lead assigned categories across the organization.
• Provides stakeholders with industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analysis.
• Supports end-to-end sourcing projects to drive TCO reductions, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and vendor contract execution.
• Engages with prospective vendor relationships, including leading quarterly business review (QBR) meetings and advanced supplier relationship (ASR) meetings.
• Prepares and presents reports on category-base activities, costs and vendor performance.
• Researches and keeps current with the latest policies, procedures, internal controls, regulations, and laws to maintain full compliance across the Procurement Function.
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Stakeholder Management
• Financial Management
• Performance Management
• Communication Proficiency
• Personal Accountability
• Change Management
• Time Management
• Customer Service Orientation
• Data Analytics
• Ethical Conduct

Required Education, Experience, Certification and Licensure

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of category management, strategic sourcing or other related supply chain/procurement experience.
• Valid state-issued driver's license in good standing and with an acceptable driving record.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding our business, projects, solution designs, technology innovations, and opportunities to reduce Total Cost of Ownership.
• Comfortable interfacing with and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to think strategically and execute tactically. Must be agile with the ability to quickly adapt strategies, plans, and solutions in response to dynamic business requirements.
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization. Ability to build and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities. Experience implementing repeatable processes, driving automation and standardization.
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to support recommendations and develop business cases.
• Proven experience with Procurement to Pay (P2P) System Integration. Change Advocacy: Advocate for change within the organization, promoting a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience with contract negotiations and ability to communicate contract terms and conditions effectively to others.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

• The duties associated with this position are generally performed in an indoor office setting.
• Equipment used to perform the essential function of this position includes but is not limited to computer, fax, copier, merchant terminal, multi-line phone system, and personal or company-owned vehicle.
• This position may also be exposed to chemicals and/ or blood borne pathogens. Exposure risk is considered: Low
• Overtime is sometimes necessary or required.

Travel

• This position may require up to 10 percent out of area and overnight travel.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.