Director Procurement, Category Management

3 weeks ago

Milwaukee, United States Johnson Controls International Full time
Job Description

What you will do

As the Director of Procurement you will lead a team of Global Category Managers who would be responsible for strategic sourcing of Mechanical & Chemical categories such as Compressors, Pumps, Valves, Electric Heaters, Refrigerants, Fire Suppression Chemicals etc. You will lead a team in Category Management, Costing, and Continuous Improvement

How you will do it

  • Provide leadership, guidance and support to a team of category managers to develop comprehensive Global Category Strategies

  • Actively engage with senior leaders of the various Global Product Business Units and ensure alignment of Category Strategies to meet and/or exceed business objectives

  • Facilitate execution of Category Strategies across all plants that consume the respective categories

  • Drive accountability and deliver results on key financial metrics - cost savings and trade working capital improvement, using enablers like low Cost Country sourcing, supplier rationalization, value engineering, knowledge-based sourcing etc.

  • Strive towards achieving world class supplier performance by driving continuous improvement initiatives and active collaboration with strategic suppliers - Lead major Supplier Contract/ Price negotiations

  • Act as the center of excellence for the respective categories through complete understanding of the products, their application, industry trends, competitive landscape, future technologies & innovations etc.

  • Support the business units in resolving Supplier Delivery, Quality or Commercial issues which have been escalated to the Category team

  • Support of Make vs Buy decisions

What we look for

  • Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma preferably in Engineering. MBA would be preferred

  • Min. 10-15 years in HVAC, Engineering, Large Manufacturing or Multi-industry global organization

  • Min. 5 years of experience in a Strategic Sourcing role, supporting multiple Plants & Regions across the globe

  • Extensive Global Sourcing experience

  • Capability to interface with Senior Leadership across Regions both internally & externally

  • In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices - Strong MS Office skills

  • Strong costing & analytical skills - Working knowledge of SAP or other equivalent ERP systems

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