Global Category Manager – New Energy Solutions

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The INNIO Advantage:

By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology INNIO brings our customers affordable reliable and sustainable energy solutions for todayand tomorrow. As a very successful company we are experiencing significant growth in the United States. Today we help meet the worlds energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines which can be found in more than 100 countries. By harnessing our history of energy industry firsts along with the power of digital innovation we will continue to deliver for the future.

Welcome to a World of Innovation and Inspiration. Welcome to INNIO!

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Global Category Manager New Energy Solutions to join our Procurement Team at INNIO. The successful candidate will have a key role within the INNIO Direct Material Procurement Team. The Direct Materials Procurement team at INNIO is responsible for all procurement activities which are required to ensure on-time delivery of cost-effective materials which meet the highest standards in quality. The INNIO Procurement team is an essential part of INNIOs operation as well as pivotal in ensuring that INNIOs future products continue to exceed market and customer expectations.

TheGlobal Category Manager New Energy Solutions is strategic individual contributor role reporting directly to the Team Lead - Global Category Management. The work structure is hybrid to include a combination of working days onsite at our Houston TX facility & from home.

Responsibilities:

Leading the development of procurement strategy for new innovative products at INNIO (focus on parts which are linked to power plant installations).
Development and description of a viable procurement strategy for power plant components.
Cross functional coordination for identification selection and development of critical suppliers to execute our customer demands.
Implementation & execution of structured supplier relationship management plans.
Management of supplier contracts and negotiations.
Interface with Business Leaders to lay out strategies and ensure business buy-in.

Minimum Requirements:

5 years experience in direct material or related procurement ideally within the machinery sector.
Bachelors degree required preferably in an Engineering or a Business-Related discipline; Masters degree desired.

Basic technical knowledge of mechanical and electronic systems is also required.
Established network with manufacturers in relevant categories in the energy generation sector is strongly preferred.
Fluency in other languages including German & Spanish a plus.
Outstanding influencing & negotiation and facilitation skills.
Highly motivated with an outstanding track record concerning ability to deliver.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Team player mentality with a continuous improvement mindset.
Strong knowledge/skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Oracle ERP experience is preferred.

Strong customer service mindset with ability to improve internal customer relationships.

Entrepreneurial intrinsically motivated mindset with demonstrated ownership of responsibilities.
Willingness to travel at least 20% of the time to our global supply base.

INNIO offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. INNIO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin gender (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionThe INNIO Advantage:By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology INNIO brings our customers affordable reliable and sustainable energy solutions for todayand tomorrow. As a very successful company we are experiencing significant growth in th...