Supply Chain Category Manager

ASSA ABLOY • New Haven, CT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Category Manager will collaborate extensively with Engineering and Manufacturing departments to orchestrate the sourcing, negotiation, and procurement of both new and established electronic and electro-mechanical components. This role focuses on assemblies, engineering services, and production line testing to meet the demands of New Product Innovation initiatives while adhering to manufacturing schedules and cost objectives. The Category Manager will be an integral part of the ASSA ABLOY Americas Supply Chain Team, actively driving operational excellence. This includes spearheading the identification, selection, and qualification of suppliers in alignment with ASSA ABLOY’s strategic vision for product development and engineering. The role involves conducting comprehensive supplier evaluations, analyzing capabilities across quality, technology, service, cost competitiveness, capacity, financial robustness, flexibility, and commitment. Strong negotiation skills are required to secure optimal pricing and terms, along with executing master purchase level agreements. The Category Manager will craft strategic sourcing initiatives and advance the electronics supply category within the network. Acting as a Project Manager, they will collaborate with various teams to ensure strategy execution alignment and proactively anticipate product development requirements while optimizing sourcing timelines and material procurement cycles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management, Electrical Engineering, Purchasing and Supply, Supply Chain Management or related field of study.
• 3 years of experience in planning and buying of electronic components.
• 3 years of experience managing electronic commodity.
• 3 years of experience with MS Excel for data manipulation using formulas, functions and charts creation.
• 3 years of experience analyzing large data set using Excel.
• 3 years of experience quantifying and evaluating manufacturing processes and technologies to ensure “best cost" solutions for purchased components and new product cost parameters.
• 3 years of experience negotiating Master Level Agreements.
• 3 years of experience managing electronic vendor contracts.
• 3 years of experience with electrical circuit design process, PCB (Printed Circuit Board) layout design, component packaging and raw PCB suppliers.
• 3 years of experience working with multiple levels of management and cross-functional teams.
• 3 years of experience with NPD (New Project Development) project management and new suppliers onboarding.
• 3 years of experience with an ERP system.
• Up to 20% domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate extensively with Engineering and Manufacturing departments to orchestrate sourcing, negotiation, and procurement of both new and established electronic and electro-mechanical components.
• Focus on assemblies, engineering services and production line testing to meet the demands of New Product Innovation initiatives while adhering to manufacturing schedules and cost objectives.
• Drive operational excellence within the ASSA ABLOY Americas Supply Chain Team.
• Spearhead the identification, selection, and qualification of suppliers in alignment with ASSA ABLOY’s strategic vision, tailored for the needs of product development and engineering.
• Conduct comprehensive evaluations of suppliers, analyzing their capabilities across quality, technology, service, cost competitiveness, capacity, financial robustness, flexibility and commitment.
• Utilize strong negotiation skills to secure optimal pricing and terms, while executing master purchase level agreements.
• Craft strategic sourcing initiatives, spearheading the advancement of the electronics supply category within the network.
• Act as Project Manager, collaborating with various teams across the organization to ensure strategy execution alignment.
• Proactively anticipate product development requirements while optimizing sourcing timelines and material procurement cycles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level