Category Manager

Manage global and/or regional commodity. Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering operations and quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality. Responsible for developing & executing detailed commodity strategy. Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection. Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects. Support Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic
suppliers within commodity. Responsible for commodity continuity of supply including actively monitoring and mitigating supplier risk. Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs and strategy development.

Manage a number of regional categories/commodities across a number of European manufacturing sites.
Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering operations quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality - partner with regional PPM teams to efficiently transition suppliers as needed
Responsible for developing & executing detailed commodity strategy:
Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend segmentation commodity maturity cost drivers and supply market analysis
Develop Sourcing Strategy for commodity detailing projects sourcing levers timing resources and expected benefits
Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including RFx continuous improvement consolidation etc.
Responsible for defining negotiations strategy including supplier profiles commercial negotiations targets defining switching costs and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection - accountable for contract lifecycle management and compliance
Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects - responsible for supporting regional/sector countermeasures
Support supplier segmentation Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within commodity. Scribe for all quarterly reviews and key supplier meetings. Ensure creation of supplier profiles for all SRM suppliers.
Responsible for commodity continuity of supply - engage with plants to efficiently resolve escalated issues and formally manage and secure supplier capacity
Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs RFQs and SRM to set and meet program QCD targets
Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial capacity quality and compliance
Responsible for forecasting reporting mitigating and recovery of commodity inflation
Support Quarterly Commodity Reviews (QCR) including updated projects metrics strategy and countermeasures

Manage a number of regional categories/commodities across a number of European manufacturing sites.
Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering operations quality) to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality - partner with regional PPM teams to efficiently transition suppliers as needed
Responsible for developing & executing detailed commodity strategy:
Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend segmentation commodity maturity cost drivers and supply market analysis
Develop Sourcing Strategy for commodity detailing projects sourcing levers timing resources and expected benefits
Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including RFx continuous improvement consolidation etc.
Responsible for defining negotiations strategy including supplier profiles commercial negotiations targets defining switching costs and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection - accountable for contract lifecycle management and compliance
Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects - responsible for supporting regional/sector countermeasures
Support supplier segmentation Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within commodity. Scribe for all quarterly reviews and key supplier meetings. Ensure creation of supplier profiles for all SRM suppliers.
Responsible for commodity continuity of supply - engage with plants to efficiently resolve escalated issues and formally manage and secure supplier capacity
Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs RFQs and SRM to set and meet program QCD targets
Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial capacity quality and compliance
Responsible for forecasting reporting mitigating and recovery of commodity inflation
Support Quarterly Commodity Reviews (QCR) including updated projects metrics strategy and countermeasures