Category Manager

Hybrid Schedule (Mon, Wed, Thurs onsite - Tue, Fri Remote)
High possibility of conversion based on performance.
Location: GLEN MILLS, PA 19342

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Additional Skills

Skills and Requirements

Looking for recent Capex Site Materials Category Manager experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering required.
• Prior experience leading diverse, multi-functional teams.
• 5 or more years' experience in procurement in an industrial company
• Fluent spoken and written English. Additional language skills a plus
• Proficient knowledge of the source-to-contract Procurement process
• Experienced in Procurement e-sourcing-tools.
• Partnering with senior-level leaders and stakeholders in a matrix organization
• Excellent internal and external negotiation and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving capability
• Self-motivated, service-oriented “Can do – Will do” mindset and attitude
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to travel approx. 20%, including potential international travel

Responsibilities: • Accountable for managing ~$100M annual spend. Spend includes Capex, MRO and site process materials for the Americas region.
• Managing a team of Sourcing Specialists, responsible for category support
• In collaboration with the Business Units, Operations, Technology, and/or other functional stakeholders, develop and continuously evolve a productivity plan for the category.
• Close collaboration with internal stakeholders to determine current and future sourcing needs and develop and execute corresponding category strategies.
• Negotiate and implement supply agreements to balance quality, service, risk and value.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with key suppliers to advance company objectives, develop supplier capabilities, address gaps in supplier performance.
• Identify TCO improvement opportunities, particular for “key” equipment.
• Effectively address all supplier performance failures via the root cause and corrective action process, successfully levying claims, and other tactics as appropriate
• Monitor and resolve disconnect in the buy channel process in conjunction with the Procurement policy to improve overall compliance and actively managed spend.