Associate Category Leader

hace 7 meses


Tlahuac, México Kohler Energy Group A tiempo completo

**Associate Category Leader**
- Work Mode: Hybrid_

**Location: Remote, Mexico**

**Opportunity**

Responsible for financial and operational performance within the HR, Professional Services and Marketing category, specifically the ~$50M of related spend. Responsible for category performance globally, at a corporate level, for all business units. Accountable for key supplier selection decisions within category. Prepares and evaluates supplier quotations and services to determine most competitive solution based upon a total cost of ownership. Responsible for financial and contractual negotiations within category. Relies on extensive industry knowledge, experience, and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Responsible for setting performance objectives and strategy within category. Conducts multi-functional supplier performance management reviews.

**Specific Responsibilities**
- Manage the design and implementation of Category Strategy
- Lead strategy development through team formation, research, evaluation, and execution
- Deliver on risk reduction and increases to service levels
- Understand and incorporate industry direction and best practice
- Manage key existing vendor relationships and performance
- Evaluate and support the additions of new agencies and partners as needed
- Guide and mentor peers on strategy and industry best practice
- Identify, plan, and execute projects and initiatives focused on achieving TCO reduction goals
- Proactively identify future areas of opportunity to address cost, building a pipeline of value to be executed through a variety of professional sourcing approaches
- Work closely with and drive supplier VAVE / ideation for cost and value potential
- Drive cross-functional engagement
- Manage and mitigate against unforeseen cost increases or unfavorable impacts using various negotiation tactics to minimize unfavorable impacts
- Support strategic project execution
- Strategize and manage the approach to agreement renewals
- Cross-functional RFx development, roll-out, and evaluation; including supplier selection, proposal analysis, and negotiation
- Raise demand management considerations to ensure effective and efficient spending
- Identify contractual needs and establish agreements that accommodate
- Support (and contribute to) internal stakeholder timelines and budgets

**Skills/Requirements**
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience and 3 years of HR, Professional Services and Marketing purchasing experience
- Significant experience leading negotiations and contract management with agencies of all sizes
- Experience utilizing supplier management and contract management systems

**_ Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future._**

**Why Work at Kohler Energy ?**
For more than 100 years, Energy has been an innovative leader in energy resilience, starting with the first modern generator, the Kohler Automatic Power & Light, launched in 1920. Through a combination of organic and acquisitive growth, Energy is now positioned as the third largest producer of power solutions for consumer and industrial customers worldwide. The product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, clean energy solutions, and much more that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers.

In addition to the investment in your development, Kohler offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more

**About Us**

We invite you to learn more about equal employment opportunity by reviewing the Federal EEO is the Law and the EEO is the Law Supplement.



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