Senior Manager, Category Management

Marmon Holdings•Carol Stream, IL

10d

About The Position

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway— you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best. About The Job Though you may not know us by name, you’ve most likely enjoyed meals and refreshments supported by our industry-leading brand portfolio. For decades, we’ve designed and manufactured foodservice equipment for some of the world’s biggest, most recognized consumer brands. We are driven to innovate with a clear purpose in mind: to enhance the eating and drinking experience, nourishing the people and communities we serve. As a key member of Supply Chain team, the Senior Manager, Category Management position will lead, develop and implement category and supply resiliency strategies, supplier performance management, contract negotiations, and identify and lead cost savings opportunities to ensure we maintain best value. The role will be responsible for ensuring the strategies support sourcing lowest total cost of ownership (TCO), while also meeting other business requirements, including engineering, quality, commercial and product roadmaps.

Requirements

Strategic mindset with the ability to simplify and present complex ideas / concepts.
Strong negotiations skills facilitating the ability to negotiate with diverse set of suppliers across multiple regions and close out negotiations
Highly detailed with a systematic approach, sense of responsibility and positive customer focus
Must have demonstrably strong interpersonal skills (both written and verbal), to include speaking clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in written form with all levels of personnel within the business unit and in the wider organization, to include excellent writing, negotiation and presentation skills
Analytical with superior problem-solving skills over near and long-term planning horizons
Strong business understanding and orientation and effectively handles multiple, rapidly changing and conflicting priorities
Strong cultural awareness based on past exposure, experience, and successful business dealings
Demonstrated leadership ability, technical knowledge of professional procurement, strong analytical and communication skills.
Ability to plan, organize, and manage complex projects.
Demonstrated experience in project management, organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to indirectly influence cross functional teams ensuring the right solutions for the business.
Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project (highly desirable).
Requires some travel.
Work under limited direction.
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Management, or an equivalent field.
10+ years of category management experience and procurement related experience, including direct and indirect.
Strong experience with lean manufacturing techniques and processes, that apply to supply chain.

Responsibilities

Design and execute category strategies, with a focus on delivering best overall business value (cost, quality, delivery, technology) for MFT, including:
Ensure business requirements are well understood and executed within the category plan
Establishing how we will use platforming and commonality of technology and materials across products and other ways to simplify our supply base.
Defining expectations for the role our suppliers will play and expectations for them in terms of the level needed from them to provide new technology, participate in new product development and the service levels required to support production and after sales processes.
Partnering with Operations to determine our outsourcing or insourcing roadmap for each category and key components and subassemblies in them
Geographic expectations for our supply base and levels of localization that can be achieved.
Establish / align resources to support initiatives, defined strategies, and annual budget needs of the organization
Determine goals and objectives of the team and balance priorities.
Identify and drive continuous improvement, including process and reporting efficiencies.
Report out and establish monthly review meetings, sharing actions and results
Work with the Procurement operations team to address supplier delivery issues, as needed
Drive supplier performance and development through proactive utilization of the Supplier Scorecard to benchmark and improve supplier performance through the frequent communication of MFT’s expectations and requirements
Establish relationships with key suppliers critical to the success of MFT going forward.
Lead supplier negotiations
Collaborate cross functionally with leadership of other functions to ensure project success
Lead the develop the MFT supply strategy, articulate the plan, and execute.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Ability to articulate complex problems concisely, allowing for understanding and fast decision making.
Demonstrated ability to indirectly influence across functional teams ensuring the right solutions for the business
Brings forth a continuous improvement mindset
Provide complex and sophisticated data analysis to drive quick and correct decision-making.
Lead change management efforts around the supply chain process while creating alignment and integration internally and externally.
Take a proactive approach to problem solving.

Benefits

We support your well-being with comprehensive and easy-to-use benefits that you’ll be eligible to enroll in on your first day of employment. Here are some of the highlights:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug insurance plans
Access to a Health Advocate who is an expert in Marmon’s health plan and can help you select the best health benefits for you and your family
Tax advantaged spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses
Wellness programs and resources including Telehealth, Mental Health, Fitness, and Family Planning
Generous paid time off for personal use, holidays, and parental leave
Company-sponsored life insurance
401(k) with fully vested company match; Marmon may also make an additional annual discretionary contribution to your account, whether or not you contribute on your own
Financial and retirement advising

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