Regional Category Manager- MRO (Indirect)
About The Position
This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants. Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe! Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world. As the Regional Category Manager for MRO, you are a key member of the Indirect Supply Management & Execution team, reporting to the Director for ISS and Supply Management & Execution. You will contribute to the success of Ball by leading the full category management lifecycle process for regional categories including gathering, analyzing, and reporting on key market intelligence, developing a long-term, multi-year category strategy and development and evaluation of “go to market” strategies. You will also support the global led- strategies for global categories and work with global counterparts and regional stakeholders to ensure that the global category strategies are executed to the benefit of the company.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or other relevant discipline or a minimum of 5 years job related experience or broad training in procurement or sourcing.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in category management.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree such as an MBA or other advanced degree.
- Certifications such as CPM, CPSM, CPSC or PMP.
- Category Management experience with maintenance repair operations (MRO)
- Experience using Coupa or JD Edwards (or similar ERP system).
Responsibilities
- Develop the detailed supplier relationship management and business continuity plans as well as category management strategy, identify opportunities, own the category strategy implementation and execution activities, define the annual goals, and will be the primary owner of the management of the supplier relationship process.
- Leverage multiple sources of market intelligence and data to make data-informed decisions.
- Develop a comprehensive view of the balance between supply and demand and actively monitors market conditions for the team’s categories on an ongoing basis in order to make informed decisions.
- Lead the performance management process for regional suppliers, including regular business reviews.
- Proactively report progress against regional sourcing goals/for the specified period.
Benefits
- Hiring Salary Range: $98,900 - $141,330
- This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
- Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.
- Relocation may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
