Senior Category Manager

7 hours ago


Pittsburgh PA USA, United States Howmet Corporation Full time
Job Title: Senior Category Manager

Join Howmet Aerospace as a Senior Category Manager and take on a challenging role that requires strategic thinking, analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Sourcing Strategy Development: Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans to achieve cost savings, quality improvements, and supplier performance enhancements.
  • Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers to meet business needs, manage and strengthen relationships with existing suppliers, and negotiate contracts, terms, and conditions to secure favorable terms for the company.
  • Cost Management: Lead cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement projects, analyze total cost of ownership, and implement strategies to optimize cost structures.
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks in the supply chain and develop mitigation strategies, ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and ethical standards, and conduct supplier audits and assessments to ensure adherence to quality and compliance standards.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business objectives, support product development and innovation initiatives, and engage with logistics and supply chain teams to optimize inventory levels and delivery schedules.
  • Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilize data analytics to drive decision-making and track sourcing performance, prepare and present regular reports on sourcing activities, savings, and supplier performance, and provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership based on data analysis.
Qualifications:
  • Basic: Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain, and/or Logistics from an accredited institution, 10 years of Procurement experience, preferably in aerospace, across a broad spectrum of categories, including raw materials, purchased components, and MRO.
  • Preferred: 2-5 years in Procurement Management, 2-5 years International Experience, bi-lingual, Engineering degree and/or MBA in Business Administration/Economics or similar, good communication and negotiation skills, understands the stringent technical aspects of RM specifications, innovative/strategic thinker, customer-oriented with business acumen, and able to interface with Senior Leadership.

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