Senior Sourcing Category Manager

Company: The Judge Group
Location: Louisville
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Location: Louisville, KY
Salary: $120,000.00 USD Annually - $130,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our client, a very top consumer products company, is currently seeking a Senior Sourcing Category Manager. - Strong team, culture, and career opportunity! -Senior Sourcing Category Manager - - -Job Summary: -As the Subject Matter Expert for Power Bases, this position is responsible to provide leadership of the cross-functional development and implementation of Category Sourcing Strategy, generating best in class values in cost, performance, and technology for the assigned Category(s). The Sr. Category Manager will be the direct interface to the supply base, and accountable for supplier performance and management of all strategic and tactical issues necessary to the Company's success. Strategic Initiatives -- Accountable to lead cross-functional Teams in the 6 Step Sourcing Process to develop and implement a Global Category Sourcing Strategy for assigned Category(s), in alignment with the Company's overall strategy and goals. This includes:

--- - - - - - - - - Industry Analysis, including Technology / Innovation, Cost Drivers, and Competitive Landscape.

--- - - - - - - - - Spend Analysis - Total Landed Cost, Position of Strength using Porter's 5 Forces, and multi-year category strategy development.

--- - - - - - - - - Continuity of Supply - Risk Assessment, Mitigation Plans, and Disaster Recovery.

--- - - - - - - - - Supply Chain Efficiency - SMI/Inventory DOS, lead-time/fulfillment, excess/obsolete, and supply consolidation.

--- - - - - - - - - Competitive Advantage - Obtain/secure material innovation/technology for corporate use.

--- - - - - - - - - Internal Alignment - Accountable for Leadership of regional purchases to align with the Global Strategy.

--- - - - - - - - - Leadership - Review and make recommendations of category strategies from other category sourcing managers. - Relationship Management -- Responsible for managing the internal and external relationships associated with assigned Category(s). This includes:

--- - - - - - - - - Ownership - Own the Supplier relationship of assigned categories, from daily operational requirements to facilitate/support of interactions between company and Supplier senior level executives.

--- - - - - - - - - Involvement - Work cross functionally with corporate Marketing, GPD and Operations Management to develop best practices and earlier involvement with the introduction of new raw materials and product lines.

--- - - - - - - - - Collaborate - Participate in cross functional events to express the best interest of all Operations functions.

--- - - - - - - - - Accountable - Responsible for owning and enforcing the terms and conditions of the supplier contracts.

--- - - - - - - - - Development - Lead and mentor less experienced sourcing team members on all aspects of category management. - - Category Management -- Accountable to create opportunities to achieve lowest system costs while maintaining the highest quality and service performance to support operations. -This includes:

--- - - - - - - - - Competitive Benchmarking - Utilize RFx process to develop price analysis and total cost models to identify and understand cost drivers for base raw materials that comprise targeted components in the Category. Initiate alternative sourcing opportunities with new or current suppliers. -

--- - - - - - - - - Continuity of Supply - Resolve supply or quality related problems for assigned spends (i.e. pricing, expediting, scheduling of orders, investigating discrepancies, and communicating updates to internal business partners.)

--- - - - - - - - - Supply Agreements - Negotiate contract terms which establish various requirements to be awarded business, including cost driver transparency, delivery lead-time/fulfillment strategies, electronic system requirements, freight policies, payment terms, component quality expectations, collaboration on technology/innovation, and disaster recovery planning.

--- - - - - - - - - Performance Reporting - Responsible for managing the supplier balanced scorecard and conducting periodic cross-functional reviews with supplier and management.

--- - - - - - - - - Compliance - Implement and administer Supplier operational compliance to global purchasing programs, addressing any issues that may surface.

--- - - - - - - - - Component/Supplier Qualification - Coordinate with New Product Development and Supplier Quality Engineering on all new material specifications, development, and certification of supplier manufacturing processes/facilities.

--- - - - - - - - - System Integrity - Maintain vendor master file and vendor trade agreements for accuracy (including SKU's/part numbers, pricing, nomenclature, shipping footprint, unit of measure, lead time, payment terms, etc.), and Disseminate to the plants and management as required.

--- - - - - - - - - Collaborate - Provide critical feedback loops to Manufacturing and Planning on appropriate supplier capacities for each facility depending on the complexity of the new products.

--- - - - - - - - - Identify potential post-launch Value Engineering (PPC) opportunities, providing support to PPC project managers. Requirements: Ideal Candidate Possesses These Attributes:

--- - - - - - - - - Highly collaborative with a strong focus on big picture

--- - - - - - - - - Strong sense of self-awareness with high emotional intelligence

--- - - - - - - - - Results oriented; driver of change and progress

--- - - - - - - - - Passionate & self-motivated

--- - - - - - - - - Ability to influence, able to drive timely and favorable dispute resolution Minimum Qualifications Required For This Position:

--- - - - - - - - - Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or Engineering or equivalent work experience.

--- - - - - - - - - Experience: 10+ years of Sourcing, Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain experience.

--- - - - - - - - - Strong math, business analytical, and presentation skills

--- - - - - - - - - Exposure to electrical component manufacturing processes and best sourcing practices.

--- - - - - - - - - Ability to manage and prioritize critical activities independently in a fast-paced continuously changing environment.

--- - - - - - - - - Leadership Presence

--- - - - - - - - - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs is required (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Project, etc.).

--- - - - - - - - - Ability to lead a cross functional team, strong communication and relationship building skills required.Please send qualified resume to: - lwertman@judge.com

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