Indirect Category Manager

Indirect Category Manager•Bolingbrook, IL

13h

About The Position

The Indirect Category Manager is responsible for managing supplier strategy, performance, cost reduction programs, and inventory levels within assigned categories. The role collaborates across G&W Electric’s five global locations to align category strategies with each business’s goals. It develops and executes global sourcing and cost-saving strategies, manages supplier performance and improvement, and provides functional leadership to buyers on purchasing decisions. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and prior category, commodity, or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing setting. The job is classified as Medium Physical Demand Level. It includes occasional lifting and carrying, frequent sitting, and occasional standing, walking, and bending or stooping. Typical pay is $96,555–$128,577 annually, and the position is eligible for the Quarterly Incentive Pay Program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a similar discipline.
Previous category or commodity management or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing setting.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including Microsoft PowerPoint.
Strong analytical skills and ability to identify root causes.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with Information Technology, Human Resources, and Capital Equipment categories.
Experience in a make-to-order or engineer-to-order manufacturing environment.
APICS or ISM certification.
Experience building presentations for an executive audience.

Responsibilities

Conduct local and global market analysis, gather market intelligence, and develop sourcing strategies.
Develop and implement worldwide cost-reduction plans.
Maintain and expand global sourcing opportunities and identify and select competitive, quality suppliers for multiple locations.
Develop category strategies encompassing global suppliers, with three-year plans and clear goals for price, performance, and inventory.
Develop cost-saving approaches for assigned commodities and suppliers, including negotiation, quoting, supplier consolidation, long-term agreements or contracts, and other strategies approved by the Director of Supply Chain.
Execute approved strategies to meet annual cost-savings targets.
Monitor market conditions and trends for assigned commodities and recommend timely changes to cost-saving strategies.
Develop and execute supplier reduction and consolidation strategies to meet annual Supply Chain goals.
Conduct quarterly business reviews with category suppliers and assess progress against goals and objectives.
Facilitate escalated supplier quality issue resolution, including management of the NCR process with the quality team.
Develop action plans and manage supplier improvements to eliminate quality issues and improve delivery performance to meet G&W requirements.
Recommend purchasing process changes to improve on-time delivery to customers.
Provide functional leadership to buyers conducting cost-benefit analyses when expediting material, including supplier expedite fees and freight expenses.
Recommend purchasing management changes that improve material availability without jeopardizing customer service, safety stock levels, or ordering parameters.