Category Manager, Senior

Job description

This position reports to the Director of Global Procurement and is responsible for the management of all activities associated [Direct Material] products category. This position will provide global category leadership, aligning with regional category teams and working closely with divisional product leaders, operations and other key stakeholders to deploy strategies that drive value and sustainability in our supply chain. Key Responsibilities. Responsibilities: Manages complex multi-year supplier relationships aligned to enable our front-end portfolio strategies Plans, organizes, directs, controls and communicates all strategic sourcing activities related to assigned commodities and services to cross functional supply, engineering, technical support and operations group Conducts brainstorming sessions at facilities with cross functional teams to identify strategic opportunities and deployment priorities on cost saving initiatives. Provides oversight to sourcing/project managers on the deployment of projects with internal and external stakeholder Collaborates with global and regional supply teams to identify, screen and qualify strategic suppliers. Works with global facilities to cr...