Join Our Team as a Category Manager at Epiroc!The Category Manager develops and manages an optimized supplier base to ensure stable, high-quality, and cost-effective supply across assigned categories. The role leads sourcing strategy, supplier evaluation, contract management, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive total cost optimization and long-term supplier performance. Develop and manage an optimized supplier base that secures a stable supply flow, with the highest quality and availability at the most competitive cost.
Responsibilities:- Work closely with internal stakeholders to formulate sourcing strategies in alignment with business initiatives to meet established goals and drive continuous improvements
- Select and evaluate business partners in an objective and professional manner in order to achieve the best possible total cost, on-time delivery, and quality
- Ensure that suppliers comply with Epiroc's Business Code of Practice, applicable laws, regulations, restrictions, and standards
- Perform supplier risk assessments and implement mitigation plans as needed
- Develop, implement, and oversee supplier contracts, including proper storage
- Develop and maintain supplier relationships
- Develop pricing strategies to achieve total cost optimization
- Conduct supplier business review meetings to ensure cooperation and strategic alignment
- Perform supplier evaluations using objective criteria, including but not limited to quality, risk minimization, productivity, delivery performance, safety, reliability, commercial performance, competence, and price.
- Perform make/buy analysis
- Participate in new product development and process improvement projects as required
- Initiate and complete administrative requirements, such as generating RFQs and RFPs, writing engineering changes/deviation requests, loading quotations, standard cost adjustments, purchasing price variance reporting, etc.
- Monitor and update sourcing parameters in the ERP system to ensure master data integrity
- Ensure supplier payment issues are resolved in a timely manner
- Collaborate with sourcing colleagues worldwide to optimize economy of scale, maximize leverage, and take advantage of synergies when possible.
- Comply with Epiroc's Purchasing policy
Knowledge/Education:- Bachelor's degree required, Master degree preferred
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing function
- Experience in supply chain management, manufacturing operations, and financial analysis
- High level of knowledge related to supplier frame agreements preferred
- ERP (M3 or other) experience preferred
- Proficient in Excel Microsoft office
Skills and Abilities:- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Goal oriented
- Analytical mindset and skills
- Creative mindset
- Contract writing skills
- Networking skills
- Negotiation skills
- 35% travel may be required to visit key domestic and international suppliers
- Must possess exceptional integrity to handle supplier relationships objectively and to maintain confidentiality of shared information while dealing with competitive suppliers
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job.
