Category Manager

Agilent Technologies•Wilmington, NC

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About The Position

As a member of Agilent's Global Supply Chain and Logistics team, the Category Manager for is responsible for delivering on Agilent's growth and margin improvement strategies by proactively managing supplier relationships to ensure product availability, quality, and profitability, while bringing new products to market in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent.
4+ years of relevant experiences in category management or supply chain
Experience managing suppliers, driving supplier cost and quality enhancement.
Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).

Responsibilities

Responsible for developing and leading implementation of major regional or global direct materials procurement category strategies while managing company total costs of ownership (through volume and technology leverage), mitigation of risks to the company, resiliency of the supply chain, supplier relationship as well as supply chain related escalation from stakeholders, such as Materials AOS, Revenue or Shipment Maximization, Price Increased, Quality & Process Improvement.
Responsible for market analysis and sourcing decisions, creating regional or Agilent-wide strategy plans for assigned category and aligning them with key stakeholders across sites and/or regions.
Cross functional collaboration with stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, R&D, WPS, IT, Freight & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, HR, Travel and /or Finance and Production Planning to ensure category strategy covers both current and future requirements while positioning them as a competitive edge for Agilent’s businesses.
Coordinates materials sourcing for new product introduction (NPI) projects, define the category RFx list in collaboration with Procurement, Engineering, R&D and Marketing.
Establishes and manages supplier relationships including negotiating contracts and prices, monitoring supplier performance (using TQRDCE)/development and researching/selecting/analyzing the market supply base.
Responsible for contributing to or leading process improvement efforts, such as in new product introduction (NPI), resourcing, supply chain improvements, risk mitigation/avoidance, tariff mitigation, materials cost reduction SPR/POR (through negotiation, resourcing, value engineering/redesign efforts) and/or supplier quality.
May manage contract manufacturer (CM) or original design manufacturer (ODM) relationships to ensure best total cost of ownership, availability and inventory optimization.
May have global responsibility and/or support multiple sites, regional role in leading a program/project management task.