Category Manager

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage global and/or regional commodity
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality
• Partner with regional PPM teams to efficiently transition suppliers as needed
• Develop & execute detailed commodity strategy
• Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend segmentation, commodity maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis
• Develop Sourcing Strategy for commodity detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefits
• Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including continuous improvement, consolidation, etc.
• Define negotiations strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets, define switching costs, and build Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection
• Accountable for contract lifecycle management and compliance
• Deliver commodity productivity through price negotiations, supporting value analysis/ value engineering projects (VA/VE or i2V) and other continuous improvement projects
• Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within commodity
• Support commodity continuity of supply - engage with plants to help local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues
• Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs and RFQ's
• Forecast, report, mitigate, and recover commodity inflation
• Lead periodic Commodity Reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and countermeasures

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field
• Experience: 5 + years procurement sourcing experience, consulting, buyer, and/or analyst experience
• Demonstrate competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation and conflict resolution skills
• Professional communication; both verbal and written are required
• Ability to travel up to 30%

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Supply Chain Acumen – Ability to drive global development and execution of supply chain strategies for assigned components or services to achieve optimal results in the key areas of Quality, Delivery, & Price
• Project Management – Review and approve project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners
• Global Business Thinking/Strategizing-Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into GSC strategies/playbooks, develops global talent
• Problem Solving—Identifies/anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation
• Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers
• Excellent technical, analytical problem-solving skills