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Global Category Manager
1 month ago
What will you do?
- Develop and execute commodity strategies for the Box Build (H9)
- Continuously enhance purchasing expertise and knowledge of local and global market trends
- Own the commercial relationship for key suppliers and serve as the point of contact for problem escalation, issue resolution, and sustainable development among the supply base
- Work with strategic suppliers on cost savings and performance improvement
- Collaborate with strategic suppliers to implement improvement, digitalization, and supply chain initiatives
- Track KPIs, deliver reports as assigned, and execute comprehensive RFQ processes
- Identify and develop strategic supply sources
- Lead sourcing, standardization, spend control, and innovation with suppliers
- Work with a cross-functional team as the primary contact for the supplier and the strategy for the FG assembly.
- 25% Travel expectations for this position.
What qualifications will make you successful?
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or Mechanical/Industrial Engineering is required.
- Deep understanding of electronic components and External Manufacturing Services (EMS).
- +5 years of experience in Purchasing/Procurement/Supply Chain
- Proficient in negotiating key supplier agreements, including costs, terms of supply, and quality.
- Prior experience in negotiation with strategic suppliers, up to C-Suite level.
- Proficient in purchasing and risk analysis, supplier relationship. management, cost analysis, market analysis, and supplier SWOT analysis.
- Experience in working on supplier agreements, together with Legal.
- Business knowledge and trade-off (Service Vs. cost, Total Cost of Ownership).
- Supplier identification and evaluation, with an understanding of Supply Chain Quality.
- Leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
- Ability to communicate, organize, and work with supplier C-Suite Management and their account team.
Reports to: Electronic Category Director
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