Indirect Category Manager

Job Description

Description POSITION: Category Manager - Indirect (in-house) LOCATION: Sourcing Department-Supply Chain-World Headquarters REPORTS TO: Manager of Indirect Sourcing Scope: The Category Manager- Indirect will be the lead for negotiations and supplier management with the Victaulic indirect supply base, driving the strategic sourcing process on a global basis, encompassing primarily but not limited to IT (hardware, software & services), corporate services, capital expenditures and facilities/MRO. The CM will lead; support the development, implementation and management of global strategies to provide the segment with optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality and delivery performance. The CM benchmarks new processes, approaches, and technology that will continually drive improvements on performance and business results. The CM researches, identifies and analyzes current and emerging procurement trends, develops a deep understanding of market conditions, develops proposed global supply chain solutions focusing on total cost of ownership. The CM presents proposed Supply Chain solutions to gain leadership understanding and support. The CM negotiates major and/or global agreements which include negotiating prices, terms and conditions, risk mitigations and warranties in support of those agreements and is the primary supplier relationship owner. The CM builds and leverages strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met. Working closely with the Global Supply Chain Team / Local Management, the CM will communicate and implement strategies, contracts and pricing to all regions with an overall focus on maintaining good supplier relationships and total costs of ownership to a minimum to achieve maximum advantage for the company and its customers. Show More