Category Manager
About The Position
Hypertherm Associates is seeking a Category Manager to join our Global Sourcing team to manage fabricated metal, formed metal, machined metal and machined non-metal. The role may support other categories depending on needs. The ideal candidate will bring supply chain experience to assess and mitigate risk, support NPI activities through qualification of new suppliers, and identify cost savings opportunities. You will negotiate contracts with suppliers aligning requirements from Legal, Finance, Operations and Logistics. The candidate will work with Category Specialists from Business Teams (BTs) to develop category strategies and ensure suppliers meet our performance expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or Engineering degree with a minimum of 7 years of supply chain experience
- Proven project management skills and knowledge leading cross-functional teams
- Comprehensive understanding of business needs, regulations, and legal requirements
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to enable successful conclusion of contracts
- Solid analytical abilities creating and adapting templates to be used across the company
- Experienced in Lean concepts and complex value stream mapping
- Working knowledge of PFMEAs
- Capable of generating cost/benefit analyses and make buy/decision modeling
- Adept at articulating total cost of ownership, inventory holding cost and cost of capital
- Demonstrated understanding of statistical methods
- Strong attention to detail, along with strong written and verbal presentation and communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience as a Hypertherm Associates Category Specialist or Category Manager
- Knowledge of Purchasing modules in Oracle and/or Insight
- Experience managing some or all grouped categories
- Knowledge of Lean/JIT Methodology
- ISM and/or APICS certification
- Green/Black Belt Certified
Responsibilities
- Work with BT Category Specialists to define, document and drive category strategies
- Lead annual/semiannual supplier performance reviews
- Execute new supplier search and lead qualification process based on BT needs
- Coordinate supplier reductions/terminations across BTs
- Manage contract negotiation
- Review and maintain supplier risk assessments
- Lead procurement tool & process development
- Provide training to internal and external parties
- Work with Category Specialists to identify and support cost savings opportunities
- Provide project management support including defining, tracking and communicating milestones as required for procurement projects
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available
- Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
- Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
- Five days/year paid Community Service Time
- Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
- Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
