Category Manager

Date Posted:

2024-03-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OT541: TFP - Florence, SC 1500 Otis Way, Florence, SC, 29501 USA

Essential Responsibilities

This individual will be responsible for leading and driving the overall NAA supply chain requirements and metrics for the Direct Material with a focus on the E&E category (electronics and electro-mechanical). This may include but not be limited to:

• Collaborating with the global supply chain on category strategy development

• Developing & Implementing category strategies that achieve the Year / Year savings cost savings initiatives across all NAA business entities, including factory and service center

• Category subject matter expert -responsible for market/commodity/new suppliers' research. Conduct RFI's, RFQ's, analysis, business cases and ROI

• Review, analyze, and research all market data and provide market insights to leadership

• Lead on supplier risk mitigation by increasing the dual sourcing ratio

• Contribute to strategic business initiatives as applicable

• Support weekly, Monthly, and quarterly reporting and/or Report-outs

• Escalation point for supplier/business unit resolution for supplier delivery and quality issue

• Lead the supplier LTA and contract negotiations. Responsible for end-to-end contract management

• Proactively mitigate price increases as well as being responsible for price increase negotiation

• Owner for JDE price, lead-time, and OHPO creation and maintenance

• Support NA Transformation projects and take the lead on assigned initiatives

• Direct report to Global Category Lead who sits overseas and indirectly report to regional E&E lead.

Basic Qualifications

• 5-10 years in a Supply chain management function, procurement, or cost management.

• Strategic planning/thinking skills coupled with strong financial, analytical, and execution skills

• Demonstrated ability to drive teamwork between groups and across functional teams

• Strong communication skills including the ability to influence without direct authority in a matrixed organization

• Experience with electronics and electromechanics category purchasing is a must

• Must be capable of communicating with all levels of management using executive-level summaries and presentations

• Demonstrated project management, change management, and negotiating capabilities

• Full knowledge of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and application in negotiations and cost evaluation, including import and freight considerations. Clean Sheet modeling knowledge

• Flexibility of daily schedule allowing for effectiveness in a global environment

• Knowledge of, or experience with, lean manufacturing systems/processes and ERP/JDE configurations

• Experience with Excel and/or other data manipulation programs

• 25% travel potential (primarily domestic, but could be international)

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Business Administration/Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in supply chain, engineering, or business

• Knowledge of the elevator industry and/or field operations is highly desirable

Preferred location

• Florence, SC.

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