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It takes technology, facilities, fleets, safety gear, uniforms, professional services, and the suppliers behind all of them. As our Indirect Procurement Category Manager, you'll own sourcing strategy for that spend. Your work will lower total cost, improve service, and make buying easier for teams in our corporate offices, service centers, cylinder filling plants, distribution facilities, and retail locations.\nThis is a high-visibility, hands-on role for a strategic sourcing professional who likes both the analysis and the negotiation. You'll lead sourcing events from start to finish and work with stakeholders at every level. You'll also help build consistent procurement practices across a large, spread-out organization. The role will add direct reports later. For now, you'll lead cross-functional sourcing teams and supplier initiatives.\nWhy You’ll Love Working Here\nAt Ferrellgas, we’re committed to supporting our team with benefits that promote health, financial security, and personal growth:\nComprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, vision, accident, and critical illness insurance\nIncome Protection: Company-provided short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D\n Financial Wellness: 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA)\n Time Off & Family Support: Paid Time Off (PTO), parental leave, and tuition reimbursement\n Wellness & Assistance Programs: Wellness program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Medicare support\nEmployee Perks: Referral program, employee discount programs, and propane savings\nResponsibilities\nBuild and run category strategies across a broad indirect portfolio, including IT, telecom, marketing, financial services, facilities, energy and utilities, professional services, temporary labor, travel, safety supplies, office supplies, and uniforms.\nFind the value. Analyze spend, demand, market conditions, pricing, and specifications to spot savings and improvement opportunities.\nLead competitive sourcing events, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, bid evaluations, supplier presentations, and award recommendations.\nNegotiate strong agreements covering pricing, service levels, rebates, payment terms, warranties, implementation, and contract protections.\nBuild the business case with total-cost-of-ownership models that cover price, freight, maintenance, service, implementation, and productivity.\nMake buying easy and compliant through preferred-supplier programs, catalogs, buying channels, and clear guidance.\nManage supplier performance from selection and onboarding through scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.\nManage risk with Legal, Finance, IT, Risk, and Safety, covering commercial, cybersecurity, continuity, and operational exposure.\nReport results on validated savings, cost avoidance, working-capital gains, contract use, and supplier performance.\nImprove procure-to-pay processes across the organization.\nQualifications\nBachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, operations, engineering, or a related discipline required.\nFive or more years of strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supplier-management experience required.\nDemonstrated experience managing indirect spend categories and leading competitive sourcing events.\nStrong commercial negotiation, contract-management, and supplier-performance capabilities.\nExperience conducting spend analysis, developing business cases, and calculating total cost of ownership.\nAbility to influence stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.\nStrong written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.\nProficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and procurement or enterprise resource planning systems.\nExperience supporting a dispersed field-service, distribution, retail, energy, or industrial organization preferred.\nFamiliarity with Oracle or a comparable ERP platform and associated procure-to-pay technologies preferred.\nProfessional certification such as CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or equivalent preferred.\nMust be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.\nApplicants must not now, or any time in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.\nWork environment\nRemote, with periodic travel to Ferrellgas field locations, cylinder filling plants, distribution facilities, and supplier sites\nFrequent use of a computer, phone, and virtual collaboration tools; long periods of sitting or standing\nA reliable, high-speed internet connection and a dedicated workspace suitable for video calls\nWhy Ferrellgas?\nAt Ferrellgas we’re honored to be part of tight-knit communities across America and thousands of customers’ lives. From our nationwide charitable partnerships with Operation Warm and Operation BBQ Relief to fundraisers for local schools, fire departments, veteran organizations and more, we are always looking for ways to give back to the communities we live in and serve.\nHear from our current employees and discover the people behind Ferrellgas: Employee Testimonials\nReady to take the next step in your career? 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