The Procurement Manager - Machined Engineered Components, drives the execution of complex category strategies encompassing multiple sites to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates with a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies, negotiates contracts, supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers, and manages preferred supplier relationships
Scale of Responsibilities
- Leads global category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk
- Participates in the development and leads the execution of a 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals
Technical Responsibilities
- Monitors market intelligence and key trends,
assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements
- Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers
- Analyze category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals
- Actively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards
- Handles strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within category
- Facilitates free-flow of spend intelligence and analysis to internal business leaders in order to enhance their decision making
- Drives negotiations for integral agreements aligned with category strategy
Leadership Responsibilities
- Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues (quality, tec