Regional Category Manager - Metals Raw Materials 37636
Regional Category Manager - Metals Raw Materials 37636
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Job Description
Ensuring Charts Success
The Regional Category Manager available as a result of an internal promotion will lead and develop the European category strategy for metals and raw materials and drive supply chain initiatives. This includes directly managing Europes raw materials category and serve as the subject matter expert building a community of category leaders to execute the strategy. The role also manages and shapes supply base to create a favourable advantage for Chart operating companies.
Who are we
Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets. Chart employees over 11700 people based across 64 global manufacturing locations and 50 service centres. Recognised for an innovative edge and expansive portfolio Chart has a global leadership position in process technologies with products and services in applications such as hydrogen carbon capture energy recovery nuclear water treatment mining and LNG to name a few.
In 2023 Chart acquired Howden a leading global engineering business. Since 1854 Howden has been at the forefront of developing engineering solutions for the needs of industrial processes. Today Howden provide mission critical air and gas handling products to clients with our range of highly engineered compressors blowers fans steam turbines and rotary heat exchangers.
The strategic combination of Howden and Chart expands our offering of products and solutions across the Nexus of Clean clean power clean water clean food and clean industrials. Together we are advancing a more sustainable future by helping our customers to increase their environmental & functional efficiencies and decarbonise their operations. We have a strong corporate identity and a clear purpose you will be a member of our team shaping the future of the company and participating in helping our customers tackle some of the planets most pressing issues.
What you will do
- Define category strategy and gain buyin from key stakeholders for specific initiatives to execute strategy.
- Drive collaboration and best practice sharing among category representatives across the operating companies.
- Implement Supply Agreements & price lists with suppliers that define fair sharing of risk & accountability.
- Monitor supply markets and commodity trends and advise operating companies on how to respond.
- Select and drive implementation of most effective supply chain (mills or distributors) balanced with operational needs and constraints.
- Continuously build and maintain funnel of savings initiatives and achieve verified savings targets.
- Lead supplier management through deployment of supplier tiering and manage Tier 1 supplier relations.
- Support new supplier qualifications and implement measures to minimize quality OTD and cost risk.
- Identify and lead identification and of VAVE opportunities with suppliers.
- Develop and manage communication plan to include engagement activity dissemination of sourcing strategy and compliance for Raw Materials among the Category Communities
What do you bring
- Degree in engineering business administration finance or related discipline.
- Relevant experience in metals market.
- Experience of working across multiple locations understanding the constraints and working culture within them.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to influence and lead small teams.
- Strategic focus with the ability to analyse formulate and implement strategic procurement strategies to significantly reduce cost.
- Experience in negotiating highvalue complex procurement agreements.
- Excellent team player with the ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple customers.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Sets personal deliverables and maintains commitments.
- Accurately captures records and communicates information.
- Enjoys difficult challenges finding solutions not problems.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with an ability to clearly present ideas concepts and processes.
- Advanced competency in MS Office including Excel PowerPoint Power BI and Word.
Weve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role but dont worry if your experience and expertise isnt an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Howden more broadly we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.
Our Benefits Package
This is a permanent position based at our HQ in Renfrew. Our range of fantastic benefits includes:
- A flexible hybrid working environment
- Generous holiday entitlement package totalling 33 days annual leave
- Car Allowance
- Howden Pension Plan with a maximum employer contribution of 7
- Enhanced Maternity Paternity shared parental and adoption leave pay
- Free onsite parking
- Healthcare cash plan
- Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary
- Group Income Protection plan
- Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal Cycle2Work programme range of discounts across various retailers wealth of information to support health & wellbeing
- Dedicated Service free counselling physiotherapy financial support medical second opinion remote GP personal training nutrition consultations etc
- Opportunity to be involved in our ESG Bright Future initiatives STEM ambassador & volunteering
Chart is an equal opportunity employer
The Company intention in respect of recruitment selection and promotion is to appoint the most suitable candidate for each job regardless of that persons race religious beliefs sex sexual orientation marital status age or disability.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
