Senior Category Manager - Mechanical/Electrical

Donaldson Company • Bloomington, MN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. We are searching for a high-energy Senior Category Manager – Mechanical/Electrical to join our global world-class organization. This exciting role will be primarily responsible for one of our major commodity categories for The Americas. You will interface with all levels of our organization and with our suppliers. This position has high visibility and offers many opportunities to positively contribute to the success of our company and for our customers. Qualified candidates must be able to work a hybrid schedule at our Bloomington, MN office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of professional-level sourcing experience
• 2+ years of experience of direct sourcing

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field
• Strong data analytics skills and proficiency with MS Office applications
• Institute for Supply Management (ISM) - CPSM Certification
• Association for Supply Chain Management (formerly APICS) – CPIM or SCOR-P Certification
• Prior experience working globally
• Strong business partner collaboration skills
• Prior data analytics experience
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

Responsibilities

• Defines the implementation of procurement strategy for the Mechanical/Electrical Category to ensure supply and financial objectives are achieved.
• Monitors commodity markets that influence cost and supply in area(s) of responsibility and uses this information to refine commodity strategies.
• Executes fact-based negotiations that drive best total cost and ensure continuous supply for Donaldson.
• Communicates category strategies and trends, to the Donaldson leadership team and other stakeholders and also provides periodic overviews of commodity strategy effectiveness.
• Manages commodity pricing to align with current market conditions and in consideration of cost of commodity inputs.
• Independent of market prices, drives year-over-year cost reductions with all assigned suppliers.
• Identifies, on-boards, and develops suppliers appropriate to Donaldson strategic sourcing objectives.
• Uses supplier performance management data and tools to drive supplier performance around quality, delivery, cost and continuous improvement.
• Performs regular reviews with suppliers to recognize and benchmark strong performance and/or develop meaningful action plans to remedy sub-standard performance.
• Provides support to Donaldson plant and distribution center teams to ensure strong alignment around servicing our end customers and ensuring efficient and profitable operations within Donaldson.
• Engages the Supplier Quality Management team in supplier development processes to ensure 50 PPM quality levels are achieved.
• Completes comprehensive risk management assessments of the supply base through formal assessment tools, audits and analysis, coupled with face-to-face and on-site interactions.
• Identifies and implements countermeasures to mitigate identified risks.

Benefits

• Employee benefits are part of the competitive total rewards package that Donaldson Company, Inc. provides to you.
• Our comprehensive benefits program includes health benefits, retirement plan (401k), paid time away, paid leaves (including paid parental leave) and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees