Sr Category Manager - Direct Materials Paper
Sr Category Manager - Direct Materials Paper
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Job Description
This position is 100% remote.
The Paper Sr. Category Manager (CM) is responsible for leading RRDs strategic focus for paper and related materials. RRDs production platform uses all types of paper for printed communications (UFS CFS CGW UGW SC and other specialties). The CM needs to understand all aspects of these direct materials and will be relied upon to strategically manage the category.
This role reports to the Director of Paper Services on the Direct Materials Procurement team and will be responsible for category strategy activities supporting our printing plants. This role will work closely with business stakeholders to understand business priorities and develop/execute category strategies to reduce total cost of ownership and ensure supply continuity. This will be achieved through an understanding of industry benchmarking best in class performance and by leveraging supplier innovation supplier management complex deal negotiation skills sourcing tools and processes.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing communicating and implementing procurement strategies for assigned categories
- Build relationships to partner with key internal stakeholders to understand strategic direction and business priorities in order to develop and execute effective strategies to achieve business objectives
- Achieve business requirements while effectively capturing value (i.e. cost improvements risk mitigation supply continuity cost avoidance process improvements supplier management)
- Develop and sustain strategic relationships with key suppliers
- Research evaluate and qualify new suppliers as business needs require and to ensure competitive advantages
- Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using cost models and benchmarking tools
- Ensure systems are continuously updated to contain the most current documentation terms etc.
- Ability to conduct successful sourcing events negotiations and thorough market analysis
- Negotiate supplier agreements with Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Service Level Agreements (SLA) appropriate price protection and continuous improvement efficiencies
- Additional responsibilities as required to achieve business objectives
Qualifications :
- 4 Year / Bachelor degree in business management or supply chain preferred.
- 7 years experience in Procurement working directly with suppliers vendors and/or manufacturers required.
- Exemplary negotiation skills
- Project management experience
- Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships and collaborate across multiple internal teams and with suppliers
- Experienced with analyzing data and identify potential opportunities that align with strategies
- Excellent communication skills with ability to respond to sensitive issues with professionalism
- Proficient in Google (Docs Sheets Slides) and MS Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint)
- Able to travel as needed to support business requirements
Additional Information :
RRDs current salary range for this role is $98100 to $156900 / year. The salary range may be adjusted
based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee and the range may change in the
future. At RRD it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and
compensation decisions may vary based upon but not limited to education skills experience proficiency
performance shift and location. Depending on the role in addition to base salary the total compensation
package may also include participation in a bonus commission or incentive program. RRDs benefit
offerings include medical dental and vision coverage paid time off disability insurance 401(k) with
company match life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages plus parental
leave adoption assistance tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.
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All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.
RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veterans
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Inventory Control
- Microsoft Access
- Purchasing
- Lean
- Supply Chain Experience
- Production Planning
- ERP Systems
- Leadership Experience
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
