Job Location: Global Supply Chain Senior Category Manager
Location: Arvada, CO 80007, United States
Note: Applicant must be resident of the USA or Green Card Holder.
VACANCIES - 1
TRAVEL REQUIRED - Up to 40% of the time
VISA SUPPORT - No visa sponsorships supported.
SALARY MAXIMUM - $125,000.00
Must-Haves
- U.S. Citizen or current Green Card Holder. No sponsorship available
- Bachelors degree required
- Strategic Sourcing / Strong Negotiation Skills
- ERP System Experience
- Fluent in English speaking, writing amp; comprehension
Nice-To-Haves
- ISM / CPSM certification
- Lean or Six Sigma experience
- Supplier performance management, risk mitigation and related metrics
- Forecasting inflation based on market intelligence
- Develop strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders
Job Description
Position Description:
The Senior Category Manager is responsible for the strategic sourcing and optimization of the supply chain of highly engineered components (low volume, high mix) with an annual spend of $30-40M. This category manager is responsible for strengthening key relationships with our supplier partners for the spend they manage. The candidate must have the ability to structure and present a compelling business proposition during negotiations to key suppliers. The category manager will keep apprised of the supply chain environment and modify key strategies appropriately to improve cost, delivery, service and quality through strategic sourcing programs such as risk mitigation programs, and supplier performance management.
Job Duties amp; Responsibilities:
- Owns, forms amp; supports positive relationships with key suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- Drives bottom line results, improving service, risk, quality across managed spend categories.
- Collects and refines data with the global team to drive thoughtful request for proposals and requests for quotations. Leads negotiation efforts and delivers compelling counteroffers to key supply relationships.
- Identifies, develops, and leads the efforts to qualify high performing suppliers across the portfolio.
- Develops long term thoughtful category strategies for global spend.
- Develops long term optimization programs, includes plans that improve cost, risk mitigation, service and quality.
- Develops supplier performance management and risk mitigation programs and related metrics across Sundyne’s spend portfolio.
- Constructs amp; modifies contract language to reduce risk exposure of the business.
- Leads, presents key improvements, developments across strategic sourcing portfolio in business reviews to leadership.
- Understands ongoing trends across the globe and adjusts strategy through integrating needed agility into supply chain plans.
- Forecasts inflation for responsible spend categories appropriately based on market intelligence.
- Suggests improvement, refinement to end-to-end supply chain processes.
Skills amp; Abilities:
- In depth understanding of strategic sourcing programs amp; practices.
- Strong negotiations skills.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Strong relational skills, ability to structure a compelling business proposition.
- Agile, adaptable to the rapidly changing supply chain environment.
- Ability to multi-task and handle the pressure of the supply chain environment.
- Approximately 30-40% travel (global and domestic).
Experiences:
- Minimum of 7 years strategic sourcing experience.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Lean or Six Sigma experience preferred.
- Fluent in English.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- ISM/CPSM certification preferred.
- Travel 30% - 40% domestic and international
- Pump and/or Compressor manufacturers
Screening Questions:
- Provide examples of past work that demonstrate experience based on job description
Interview Steps
- Teams Interview Hiring Manager
- On-site Interview Hiring Manager and Management Team
- Offer
Company Culture amp; Perks
Do you want to work for a growing international manufacturer who was named 2021 Colorado Industrial Equipment Manufacturer of the Year and is nominated for 2022 Colorado Manufacturing and Advance