Senior Category Manager-Castings, Forgings, and Seals

5 days ago

Lisle, United States Navistar Full time

Position Overview:

We are currently seeking a Senior Category Manager - Castings, Forgings, & Seals to join our Procurement Organization at our headquarters in Lisle, IL.

This position is responsible for key Truck and Engine Casting, Forging, and Seal sourcing.

Essential duties include cost reduction, supply base management, strategies, and agreements. Position is responsible for direct material components and assemblies that have an annual turnover in excess of $400M annually. The position reports directly to Procurement Director with category managers and a project sourcing lead as direct reports. In addition, this individual will interact on a regular basis with the other TRATON brands to align and define numerous strategic sourcing activities and negotiations.

Responsibilities:
  • Build and develop teams.
  • Working to develop and execute a sourcing strategy that best supports the overall Category strategy.
  • Building and manage relationships with cross functional team members and management.
  • Building strong strategic partnerships with suppliers to ensure that product quality, on time delivery and service levels are met.
  • Leading strategic sourcing decisions for both new product launches as well as transfer business for improved cost, quality, or delivery opportunities.
  • Identifying and developing new cost reduction opportunities using variety of procurement levers including competitive bidding, global sourcing, negotiation, technology, supply chain/footprint optimization, target costing, aftermarket service parts, etc.
  • Analyzing commodity spend, including developing recommendations for category and savings opportunities.
  • Negotiating with internal customers and external suppliers to maximize results.
  • Facilitating communications between external suppliers and various internal departments to resolve queries or issues.
  • Leading implementation of cost reduction initiatives
  • Leading junior members of the Powertrain Procurement team in support of the department goals
  • Ability to travel 20-30%

In addition, this position would also contribute to larger strategy reviews of additional commodities, and support other strategic initiatives as needed. This position promotes alignment by understanding business, customer needs and requirements throughout the organization.

Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree
  • At least 10 years of materials management or supply chain experience
  • At least 4 years of management experience

OR

  • Masters degree
  • At least 8 years of materials management or supply chain experience
  • At least 4 years of management experience

OR

  • At least 12 years of materials management or supply chain experience
  • At least 4 years of management experience
Additional Requirements:
  • Qualified candidates, excluding current Navistar employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. Navistar does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills:
  • Experienced Negotiator that can find win/win business opportunities and supply issue resolution in a difficult market.
  • Strategic thinker that can bring new sourcing plan/opportunities to improve commodity strategies.
  • Ability to mitigate cost challenges in a fact based, data driven method that will reduce financial impacts.
  • Technical ability to rapidly understand complex cutting-edge components.


Company Overview:

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is a purpose-driven company, reimagining how to deliver what matters to create more cohesive relationships, build higher-performing teams and find solutions where others dont.

Based in Lisle, Illinois, Navistar or its subsidiaries and affiliates produce International brand commercial trucks and engines, IC Bus brand school and commercial buses, all-makes OnCommand Connection advanced connectivity services, and Fleetrite, ReNEWeD and Diamond Advantage brand aftermarket parts.

With a history of innovation dating back to 1831, Navistar has more than 14,500 employees worldwide and is part of TRATON SE, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com.

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Visit us at www.Navistar.com to discover more about our organization


Navistar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.


If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to access the online application system or participate in the interview process due to your disability, please email HRC@Navistar.com to request assistance. Kindly specify Job Requisition Number / Job Title and Location in response. Otherwise, your request may not be considered.


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