Category Manager System Management and Card Services

About the role

We Elevate... Quality of urban life
Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day.
As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all.
By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

Responsibilities

• Manages the category strategy and procurement activities related to system management and card services.
• Develops and implements sourcing strategies to optimize costs, ensure quality, and maintain supplier relationships.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to align category objectives with business goals.
• Maintains the Schindler ZPOC2 Catalog and transition field operations catalog procurement to a Shape solution.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives and risk management within the category to enhance operational efficiency and compliance.
• Identify under-performing areas in the supply chain and suggest improvements.
• Make suggestions to limit risk and exposures in cost, process, and supplier performance.
• Design and implement methods to provide added value analytics in support of the supply chain management decision evaluation process.
• Project management – working with mid- to senior-level stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement in cost, process, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Data Science, Business Management, Economics related (required)
• MS Office tools proficiency. Excellent skills in Excel and Power Point (10 years minimum)
• Data Analysis - Spreadsheets/Databases/ERP Systems (10 years minimum)
• SAP/ERP system knowledge (10 years minimum)
• Project Management (10 years minimum)

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
• CMA/CPA finance related education / experience
• Strong knowledge of SAP/ERP configuration, structures, modules, functionality, data analytics, and reporting functions
• Knowledge of the various interfaces and systems to SAP and changes underway with the SHAPE SAP Hanna, KG/KW split related methodology
• Certified Data Analyst/ related experience
• Customer Service: Demonstrate costumer focus through improving performance
• Leadership: Possess solid leadership skills by demonstrating confidence and authority of expertise, clear vision of expectations and champions success
• Presentation: Ability to present materials and data clearly and articulately. Able to present findings in a fact-based and professional way
• Problem Solving: Information seeking and achievement orientation, ability to solve problems both independently and collaboratively, able to interpret complex concerns and identify and mobilize appropriate resources, with minimum negative impact; ability to fully understand the problem, assess responsibility, explore alternatives, develop creative solutions and negotiate settlements
• Teamwork: Ability to interact with all levels and be an integral part of the operation; drive others to exceed their goals; keeps others informed of status of projects affecting them; foster a teamwork relationship
• Innovation: Demonstrate the ability to embrace new concepts and change as well as seek new ways of doing things
• Analytical: Strong ability to think conceptually and zero in on root cause to have impact; translates analysis into appropriate actions
• Impact: Able to maximize value and opportunity within supply chain, supply chain processes, the supply chain vendor base and customer needs (internal as well as external)

Skills

• CMA/CPA finance related education / experience
• Strong knowledge of SAP/ERP configuration, structures, modules, functionality, data analytics, and reporting functions
• Knowledge of the various interfaces and systems to SAP and changes underway with the SHAPE SAP Hanna, KG/KW split related methodology
• Certified Data Analyst/ related experience

Benefits

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire
• 3 weeks’ vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

N/A