Category Manager - Supply Chain
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Job Description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouses mission to provide clean energy solutions At Westinghouse we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in we have an exciting opportunity for aCategory Manager on our Global Supply Chain Solutions Team
Your Day-to-Day:
This position is responsible for leading category and operational management for assigned commodities. The position takes direction from the Director of Category Management and works to improve total cost quality delivery and reliability to reach organizational goals. Strong relationship skills are required to manage internal and external suppliers to provide timely and innovative solutions to meet business needs.
Primary relationship owner for suppliers within assigned commodities.
Responsible for managing the segmentation of assign spend into subcommodity groups to create levers to achieve operational excellence
Develops and maintains an overall commodity strategy to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the commodity playbook.
Leads the execution commodity strategy through preferred supplier list (PSL) right-sizing non-preferred suppliers and rewarding preferred partners with business awards tied to Long Term Agreements (LTA) with year over year improvements in cost delivery quality service and profitability.
Reviews analysis from PowerBI and other tools to create insights into the drivers of assign commodity and implications to spend and cost projections to use as levers with current and future supply base.
Conducts regular business reviews (SRM) with key and strategic suppliers with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Creates presentations for supplier relationship management reviews commodity playbooks risk mitigation proposals 4-Blockers and supplier/commodity gap analysis.
Responsible for creating and executing a plan to deliver annual business results against metrics of payment terms on-time delivery productivity inflation and other metrics as determined by Procurement Leadership.
Research track and communicate industry trends best practices applicable indices and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation competitive advantage and increased overall productivity
Develop a productive working relationship with peers on other teams: Engineering Operations Quality and Procurement
Who You Are:
As a successful candidate you will bring the following to the team:
BA/BS degree required (Preferably MBA or MS in any field of engineering)
Minimum 7 years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with large complex engineering procurement and construction projects with a focus on procurement)
Minimum 5 years of experience in negotiations including RFI RFP RFQ and contract development
Strong Negotiating Benchmarking Market Analysis Competitive Intelligence and Procurement Projects Management skills
Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance execution and administration
Demonstrated ability to gather analyze and draw conclusions from quantitative data
Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and engage at all organizational levels ability to cultivate and sustain high quality professional relationships
Ability to work individually or as part of a team environment
Must be creative and have strong problem-solving skills along with time-management prioritizing planning and self-direction skills
Ability to maintain long term productive relationship with suppliers (SRM)
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Project
ERP system or similar system experience in a global environment is beneficial (SAP & Ariba)
Quantitative Analysis: Skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues.
Influence: can influence and persuade other people even without direct authority.
Recognition of Opportunity: Recognizes new opportunities and acts to take advantage of them.
Assertiveness: Able to defend a point of view and to confront others appropriately when necessary; unafraid to take controversial positions and challenge the conventional wisdom or status quo.
Creative Thinking: Able to think creatively generating new ideas and approaches to situations.
Written Communication: A good writer; expresses ideas and positions clearly.
Cross Cultural: Able to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.
Technical Expertise: Extensive knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Multi-Tasker: Ability to prioritize multiple stakeholders and competing priorities to meet critical business needs in timely manner
Why Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industrys first choice for safe clean and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
- Safety and Quality
- Integrity and Trust
- Customer Focus and Innovation
- Speed and Passion to Win
- Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
- Educational Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township PA we have over 9000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting .
EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
