We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. You, as Category Manager, will be responsible for development and execution of market leading sourcing strategies for Metals category. Offer mentorship, critical thinking, and knowledge on Metals categories to further Baxter General Business Units (GBUs) mission agenda "Sustain and Save Lives".
Understand manufacturing processes and related industries, including cost drivers and global execution.
Define global subcategory segmentation and recommend a strong consolidation strategy to bring to bear business volumes.
Responsible for defining and implementing assigned commodity strategy based on knowledge of regional markets, suppliers, and plants.
Analyze and calculate most driven manufacturing costs based on market trends and suggest strategies to decrease expenditure, including transfer office.
Build cost-saving opportunities through driven bidding, supplier development, continuous improvements, transfer office, etc.




Act as a change agent to improve and coordinate suppliers' performance through continuous improvement activities.
Establish service levels and work together with relevant customers to measure and supervise suppliers' performance.
Maintain and review supplier performance to ensure conformance to supplier management goals (cost, quality, service, delivery).
Negotiate purchase price, contract terms, and conditions to deliver on spend cover by contracts.
Work with critical suppliers to improve current performance and develop new opportunities.
Participate/lead multi-functional teams to drive sophisticated sourcing projects optimally.
Support of business objectives for cycle/response time, quality assurance, technology/new product development, risk mitigation, and total cost.
A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field is preferred, with equivalent experience considered.
A top-tier negotiator with knowledge of cost tools such as material breakdown, b

📌 Category Manager, Metals (Monterrey)
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