Category Manager

5 days ago


Bolingbrook, United States G&W Electric Full time
Essential Functions:
  • Conduct local and global market analysis, market intelligence, sourcing strategies, etc.

  • Responsible for the implementation and development of cost reduction plans on a world-wide basis.

  • Maintain and expand global sourcing opportunities as well as identify and select quality competitive suppliers for multiple locations.

  • Develop a category strategy which encompasses each global supplier and clearly illustrates a (3) year plan with clear goals and objectives. The objectives will include price, performance and inventory.

  • Responsible for developing cost savings approaches and strategies for assigned commodities and suppliers including negotiation, quoting, supplier consolidation, long term agreements/contracts and other strategies approved by Director of Supply Chain.

  • Execute approved strategies to achieve targeted annual cost savings goals

  • Monitor market conditions and trends for assigned commodities. Responsible for timely recommendations of changes to cost savings strategies as they relate to market trends and conditions.

  • Develop and execute supplier reduction/consolidation strategies to meet annual Supply Chain goals

  • Conduct Quarterly business reviews with the category suppliers and ascertain progress against goals and objectives.

  • Facilitate escalated resolution of supplier quality issues including management of the NCR process in collaboration with the quality team

  • Develop action plans and manage the execution of supplier improvements to eliminate quality issues and improve delivery performance to meet G&W requirements

  • Recommend changes to purchasing processes to improve on-time delivery to customers

  • Provide functional leadership to the buyers to support cost/benefit analysis when expediting material including supplier expedite fee's and freight expenses

  • Recommend purchasing management changes that will improve material availability levels without jeopardizing customer service, safety stock levels, ordering parameters, etc

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong computer skills, including MS Word and MS Excel

  • Excellent communication skills and presentation skills; MS Powerpoint

  • Strong analytical skills; ability to identify root cause

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred.

  • Previous experience in purchasing management/supply chain management in a manufacturing setting required

  • Experience in a "make to order" or "engineer to order" manufacturing environment preferred

  • APICS or ISM certification a plus

  • Experience with building presentations for an executive audience a plus

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