Assistant Category Manager

Mortenson • Robbinsdale, MN

3d • $92,300 - $138,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Mortenson is currently seeking an Assistant Category Manager who will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing sourcing strategies for pad-mounted and skidded equipment. This role will focus on optimizing costs, quality, and delivery while improving Supply Chain efficiencies and maintaining supplier relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, engineering, or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience
• Minimum 7 years of experience
• Current driver’s license
• Knowledge of construction processes, equipment and materials, purchasing processes and procedures
• Negotiating, organizing, planning, verbal and communication skills
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and negotiations skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Strong organization, planning and decision-making skills
• Ability to influence without authority
• Active listening skills and effective communication including an openness to diverse input and feedback
• Technical understanding of power conversion technology
• Ability to travel up to 20-30%

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and implementation of category strategy for assigned categories
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders across engineering, design phase and operations to capture category requirements
• Assess potential opportunities for categories including spend segmentation, category maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis
• In collaboration with Supply Chain management, develop sourcing strategy for categories detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefits
• Adapt the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change
• Support annual category reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and risk mitigation strategies
• Manage relationships with key suppliers
• Maintain relationship with suppliers at the appropriate level
• Support in the development of and facilitate supplier business reviews
• In collaboration with Supply Chain quality management and operating group quality management, monitor supplier’s quality and delivery performance
• Leverage supplier relationship to assist Team Members with expedites as needed
• Assist with the Financial Success of Category
• Assist with the development of strategies to achieve financial and category initiative goals
• Assist with the development of pricing strategies for project proposals as requested
• Assist with monthly and annual category financial reviews with project information, metrics, forecast and strategy, if applicable
• Support material cost reductions for assigned categories
• Assist in supplier contract negotiations
• Aid in developing negotiation strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets, defining switching costs, and building total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Closely monitor market drivers affecting the category including raw material pricing and availability, supplier capacity, industry disruptions and new products as applicable.
• Responsible for forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
• Dental plan
• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
• Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Gym Membership Discount Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level