Group Category Manager - Strategic Procurement

Briggs & Stratton•Milwaukee, WI

17d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Group Category Manager, your goal is to provide guidance and leadership to category managers across multiple commodities in the development and implementation of global strategies for a business unit and/or enterprise. You’ll collaborate with key stakeholders in other business units to ensure consistency and application of a supply base in accordance with Sourcing, Production and New Product Development. Finally, you’ll use your extensive experience in Supply Management to build strong supplier relationships.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field OR equivalent education and experience
Minimum of ten years of progressive experience in sourcing
Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Ability to travel as needed, currently around 10%
Proven track record in developing and executing strategic plans, influencing skills, managing complex projects, and leading collaborative relationships, in a cross-functional team environment preferably in the manufacturing industry
Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects meeting aggressive deadlines
Knowledge of purchasing, negotiation techniques, quality, and supplier relationship development
Established interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively work with and manage a diverse group of people in a team environment
Highly developed analytical and communication skills
Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Nice To Haves

ambitious and determined
driven by delivering results
a leader

Responsibilities

Managing a Strategic Sourcing Team across multiple commodities, developing and implementing global strategies, and defining supply chains that significantly impact enterprise financial and operational objectives.
Leading the implementation of sourcing strategies for new product programs to achieve program goals.
Establishing direct linkage with key stakeholders of associated commodities across the enterprise to ensure the integration of business needs into sourcing strategies.
Identifying, developing, and implementing innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging best in class technology insights impacting components and commodities across the enterprise.
Consulting with Strategic Sourcing Director to negotiate complex, long-term agreements with key suppliers for multiple plants and/or business units globally.
Working with Category Managers to ensure business transformation and continuous improvement goals are being met, gathers feedback on enhancement of the strategic sourcing process, and identifying opportunities and recommending changes in existing commodity strategies to assure business unit and enterprise leverage.
Managing high level, strategic supplier relationships for assigned value chains.
Defining and communicating long-term strategic sourcing strategies, the category vision and expectations for suppliers, outlining, performance gaps to goals, and improvements to ensure business objectives are met.
Managing key supplier risk issues, facilitating internal working groups, and developing appropriate mitigation plans.
Performing full range of managerial responsibilities which may include but not be limited to: interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; EEO/AA; performance management; department budget.