Lead Category Manager, Purchase Components

About the role

As a Lead Category Manager, Purchase Components, you’ll be part of our Global Strategic Sourcing team. You’ll get to:

• Assist in negotiations and take the lead role in managing individual supplier relationships.
• Deliver Year over Year productivity & working capital goals.
• Work with Businesses/Plants to achieve annual productivity and working capital targets.
• Work closely with all functions (Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, IT, etc) to formulate, implement and execute sourcing and continuous improvement strategies.
• Strategic Supplier Management: Analysis and observation of the procurement markets as well as trade fair visits to identify potential sources.
• Material Field Strategy: Creation of global purchasing strategies, especially for purchased components in the categories consisting of Sub-Con, Tires & Rims, Paint, Rubber, Rubber Components, & Belts.
• Negotiations and Contracts: Negotiate, implement and manage supplier contracts and service level agreements.
• Executive of tenders/benchmarks: Carry out price comparisons with the aim of optimizing the procurement situation, if necessary, initiate price and value analysis, attempts, substitution of parts / materials.
• Supplier Development: Institute world class procurement / sourcing processes and practices including but not limited to, supplier development & supplier scorecards.
• Implementation of Projects: Planning and implementation of projects as well as implementation of parts of complex large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

This position will assist in negotiations and will take the lead role in managing individual supplier relationships.

You’ll deliver Year over Year productivity & working capital goals.

You’ll work with Businesses/Plants to achieve annual productivity and working capital targets.

You’ll work closely with all functions (Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, IT, etc) to formulate, implement and execute sourcing and continuous improvement strategies.

You’ll be responsible for Strategic Supplier Management: Analysis and observation of the procurement markets as well as trade fair visits to identify potential sources.

You’ll create Material Field Strategy: Creation of global purchasing strategies, especially for purchased components in the categories consisting of Sub-Con, Tires & Rims, Paint, Rubber, Rubber Components, & Belts.

You’ll negotiate, implement and manage supplier contracts and service level agreements.

You’ll carry out Executive of tenders/benchmarks: Carry out price comparisons with the aim of optimizing the procurement situation, if necessary, initiate price and value analysis, attempts, substitution of parts / materials.

You’ll institute Supplier Development: Institute world class procurement / sourcing processes and practices including but not limited to, supplier development & supplier scorecards.

You’ll plan and implement Projects: Planning and implementation of projects as well as implementation of parts of complex large-scale projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of strategic sourcing experience including supplier selection, supplier management, contract negotiations etc.
• Minimum 3 years of category strategy or material field strategy experience.
• Knowledge of procurement and sourcing techniques and strategies, supplier integration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Special knowledge in the relevant areas of responsibility, ideally in outdoor equipment and/or power tools.
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful YOY productivity projects.
• Computer skills (MS Office).
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Effective leadership & facilitation skills demonstrated.
• Strong Project, Program management and Problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment, managing multiple and, often times, conflicting priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of strategic sourcing experience including supplier selection, supplier management, contract negotiations etc.
• Minimum 3 years of category strategy or material field strategy experience.
• Special knowledge in the relevant areas of responsibility, ideally in outdoor equipment and/or power tools.
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful YOY productivity projects.
• Computer skills (MS Office).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment, managing multiple and, often times, conflicting priorities.

Skills

• Strategic sourcing experience.
• Supplier selection and management.
• Contract negotiations.
• Supplier development and management.
• Continuous improvement initiatives.
• Material field strategy creation.
• Project and program management.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills.

Benefits

The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements.

Salary range for this position is $77,600.00 - $124,900.00.

Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.