Category Manager

Leads the commercial and organizational development of category strategy for global footprint to optimize value and deliver lowest total delivered cost.

Leverages technical expertise and cross-functional and cross-regional influence to drive the timely resolution of supply base issues, ensuring business continuity.

Accountable for development and execution of negotiation strategies to meet financial and other performance goals of the organization.

Category Strategy: Leads the development of category strategy for global footprint to optimize value and deliver lowest TDC. Accountable for development and execution of negotiation strategies to meet financial and other performance goals of the organization.

Supplier Relationship Management: Partners with Procurement Director on supply base segmentation. Develops strategic business partnerships with selected suppliers.

Organizational & Operational Excellence: Makes day to day decisions related to the category in support of overall global strategy to ensure business continuity and appropriate level of stakeholder engagement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration/Stakeholder Management: Serves as primary point of contact for internal cross-functional and cross-regional leadership to resolve supply base and other procurement issues.

Building Organizational Capability: Seeks out new opportunities for application of 7-Step Strategic Sourcing

Process and Enhanced Sourcing Tools to drive savings opportunities. Supports team's achievement of learning goals. Informal people leadership - provides guidance, coaching related to effectively managing stakeholders, as a vital component to ensuring effectiveness/credibility of globalized organization structure.