Category Manager

Hypertherm Associates is seeking a Category Manager to join our Global Sourcing team to manage fabricated metal, formed metal, machined metal and machined non-metal.  The role may support other categories depending on needs.

The ideal candidate will bring supply chain experience to assess and mitigate risk, support NPI activities through qualification of new suppliers, and identify cost savings opportunities. You will negotiate contracts with suppliers aligning requirements from Legal, Finance, Operations and Logistics.  The candidate will work with Category Specialists from Business Teams (BTs) to develop category strategies and ensure suppliers meet our performance expectations.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, here are some other ways you’ll help positively impact our business as a Category Manager in Global Sourcing:

Category Strategy

• Work with BT Category Specialists to define, document and drive category strategies

Supplier Management

• Lead annual/semiannual supplier performance reviews

• Execute new supplier search and lead qualification process based on BT needs

• Coordinate supplier reductions/terminations across BTs

• Manage contract negotiation

Assurance of Supply

• Review and maintain supplier risk assessments

• Lead procurement tool & process development

• Provide training to internal and external parties

Projects/Cost Savings

• Work with Category Specialists to identify and support cost savings opportunities

• Provide project management support including defining, tracking and communicating milestones as required for procurement projects

  • e.g., new supplier qualification, supplier exits/transitions, identification and implementation of new tools

Who you are and the experience you bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or Engineering degree with a minimum of 7 years of supply chain experience

• Proven project management skills and knowledge leading cross-functional teams

• Comprehensive understanding of business needs, regulations, and legal requirements

• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to enable successful conclusion of contracts

• Solid analytical abilities creating and adapting templates to be used across the company

• Experienced in Lean concepts and complex value stream mapping

• Working knowledge of PFMEAs

• Capable of generating cost/benefit analyses and make buy/decision modeling 

• Adept at articulating total cost of ownership, inventory holding cost and cost of capital

• Demonstrated understanding of statistical methods

• Strong attention to detail, along with strong written and verbal presentation and communication skills

Preferred experience that differentiates you:

• Prior experience as a Hypertherm Associates Category Specialist or Category Manager

• Knowledge of Purchasing modules in Oracle and/or Insight

• Experience managing some or all grouped categories

• Knowledge of Lean/JIT Methodology

• ISM and/or APICS certification

• Green/Black Belt Certified

Location: Hanover, NH (Relocation assistance is available)

Travel: 20% - 40% Domestic and International

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