We are currently looking for a Senior Category Manager (Plant Procurement Americas) to join us at our facility in Glen Mills, PA.
Key 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.
Skills and Requirements:
- 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
The expected compensation range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000 USD annually.
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