Category Manager

Turtle and Hughes•Commerce, CA

1d•$75,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Category Manager - (MRO) will manage national and/or regional MRO categories and sub-categories. Identify and engage with internal stakeholders to capture category/commodity requirements, enhance data, and ensure supplier qualification and compliance. Responsible for developing & executing detailed category strategy. Conduct or support contract negotiations and supplier selection. Responsible for delivering category productivity through price, rebates, value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects. Support Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategy and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within categories. Adept at providing subject matter expertise through direct experience and/or vendor collaboration.

Requirements

Minimum five (5) years in related field/operations/supply chain/sourcing MRO related materials
Knowledge of quality assurance philosophies, practices, and techniques
4-year college degree desired (B.S. Technical degree preferred)
CPM (preferred)
Strong negotiation and planning skills
Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum day to day supervision.
Strong data analysis skills
Ability to understand vendor contracts.
Strong communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to work in cross functional team environment.
Good computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Products including Excel and Access
Ability to travel.

Nice To Haves

A technical background with familiarity of Maintenance, Repair and Operating Materials is recommended.
A working knowledge of M.R.P., JIT, and related systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

Implement and execute the Category Management and SRM strategies to successfully manage all assigned THIS spend groups.
Supports site buying activities through the development and implementation of sourcing agreements and commodity insight that provides measurable targets aligned to business and site requirements.
In establishing agreements, the Category Manager is responsible for managing the bid and award processes including identification of and negotiation with suppliers; establish economic order quantities; evaluate market trends and economics; and effectively communicate agreements with internal and external customers.
Responsible for establishing and maintaining a capable, value driven supply base for required categories.
Must control costs of sourced materials through use of negotiations and agreements, market tests, bulk purchasing and/or forecasting, program compliance management, data analysis, etc.
Provide the company with industry knowledge in the category/commodity groupings assigned to his/her responsibility.
Other duties as assigned.