Regional Category Leader- Metals And Molded Parts

If you are a Commodity Leader professional looking for an opportunity to grow, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! This role could be based out of Stafford, TX, McKinney, TX, or the Tulsa, OK location, and will support the North America MFG. sites including two plants in Mexico. In this role you will encompass sourcing activities for a Category of strategic purchases for a site or a group of sites at Emerson. The Strategic categories will be Rubber, Metals, and Molded parts for Americas region, such as diaphragms, soft goods, nameplates, plastic parts, fasteners, springs, and raw materials. The position will report to a Regional Category Manager, Metals and Molded Parts, Americas.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Complete annual plan and 3-5 years' strategic plans for Diaphragms, Metals, and Molded parts

• Supervise the management of key part suppliers in Americas through periodic suppliers review and the established rapport

• Drive continuous improvement programs with focus on quality, service levels, and lead times

• Lead negotiations with key suppliers for long-term agreements or cost containment projects

• Perform quarterly reviews of supplier's SWOT on overall performance and supply risk

• Understand cost drivers for respective categories and provide updated market intelligence to Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Product Management

• Identify improvement opportunities within Pressure Management and other Emerson sites

• Be the Pressure Management regional representative for the category and resolve conflicts with suppliers

Who You Are:

You build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations while maintain rapport with your team members. You anticipate future trends and implications accurately and can readily propose future scenarios. You formulate a clear strategy and map aggressive steps that will accelerate the organization toward its goals. You show a tremendous amount of initiative in tough situations and are outstanding at spotting and seizing opportunities! You pursue everything with energy, drive, and the need to finish while keeping the end in sight, while always putting in the extra effort to meet your goals.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Finance, Operations, Technical, or Business

• Minimum 5 years functional experience in either Supply Chain, Engineer, Finance, or Operations

• Extensive project and change management experience; history with multi-disciplinary teams

• Excellent negotiation skills with contract management

• Excel - sophisticated skills with pivot tables, and data manipulation and interpretation

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment

• Experience in e-Sourcing (reverse auction)

• Proficient in English Additional language (Spanish preferred)

• Expertise of spend analytics methodologies and standard process implementation

• Experience in implementing supplier improvement programs

• Professional understanding of the respective category market (i.e. plastics and nameplates) and key cost drivers

Our Offer to You:

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you must have flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

At Emerson, we are committed to encouraging a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their outstanding experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that encourages innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company's values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson.

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.

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