Global Indirect Sourcing Category Manager
Global Indirect Sourcing Category Manager
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As the Indirect Category Manager you will lead strategic sourcing activities for a variety of indirect categories including but not limited to Logistics Sourcing / Logistics Operations etc. You will work closely with global business/functional leaders across all of Fortune Brands to develop & implement sourcing strategies that would effectively reduce the total cost of ownership of category spend leveraging worldclass negotiation skills tools and processes. You will lead the transformations in collaboration with our stakeholders of all impacted organizational functions.
Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield IL. Effective mid2025 Fortune Brands will transition to a new worldclass campus in Deerfield bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices brands and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration along with amenities for dining onsite daycare fitness and recreation.
RESPONSIBLIITIES:
- Develop and execute effective sourcing and demand management strategies to reduce our Total Cost of Ownership of assigned indirect spend categories such as Logistics Sourcing / Logistics Operations.
- Partner with key stakeholders and senior leadership to understand strategic direction business objectives supply requirements and priorities.
- Build and manage project pipeline of assigned categories through category expertise stakeholder collaboration and buyin.
- Overall responsibility for developing communicating and implementing procurement strategies. Drive compliance.
- Achieve stakeholders business requirements leveraging best practices to effectively deliver value cost reductions/avoidance risk mitigation process improvements supplier consolidation etc.
- Develop category management expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio set to provide insights that influence actionable outcomes.
- Implement the industrys best practices through crossfunctional engagement.
- Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP. Negotiate supplier agreements.
- Deliver savings and cost optimization
Qualifications :
- Indepth experience in Logistics Sourcing OR Logistics Operations. (multimode experience).
- 5 years of experience in Indirect Procurement driving savings & launching strategic sourcing initiatives in collaborations with diverse stakeholders.
- Exposure to bestinclass procurement practices including extensive endtoend experience in Sourcing process Spend Analysis Supplier & Industry Analysis RFx expertise and contract negotiations.
- Bachelors degree preferred.
- Able to travel domestically as needed.
Additional Information :
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $71000 USD $107800 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a rolebased sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a marketleading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including halfday summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.
Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell ThermaTru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.
Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN
Equal Employment Opportunity:
FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.
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