Sr Category Manager

hace 1 semana

Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro de Arteaga, México Milwaukee LATAM A tiempo completo

About the Role:

We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Category Manager to join our team at Milwaukee LATAM. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for managing outsourced products for our Hand Tools business unit and reporting to the Group Manager of Procurement.

Your primary focus will be on developing and managing strong partnerships with our business unit, ensuring souring initiatives and projects are well-aligned with the BU's goals and strategic priorities.

This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization's success by driving strategic initiatives, developing and executing sourcing strategies, and ensuring Milwaukee Tool is maximizing the value by driving to the lowest total cost of ownership, supporting new product development (NPD), increasing quality-of-service delivery, improving commercial terms, minimizing supply chain risks, ensuring all productivity, and sourcing metrics are met and support our corporate and organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support NPD and early supplier involvement to enhance problem-solving abilities, reduce lead times, and optimize costs.
  • Search for and qualify new sources of supply for your assigned categories.
  • Develop and execute global sourcing strategies aligning with corporate objectives for production, NPD, and R&D activities.
  • Lead supplier contract negotiations, employing various negotiation styles to achieve mutually beneficial agreements.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to address challenges and provide expertise in strategic sourcing and category management.
  • Provide strategic guidance based on data analysis and trends to improve operational performance.
  • Establish benchmarks and scorecards for supplier performance and cultivate long-term partnerships to drive productivity.
  • Develop commodity strategies to reduce total cost of ownership and enhance customer service.
  • Contribute to the strategic direction of the business unit through project management and change initiatives.
  • Build relationships across the organization and influence stakeholders, including suppliers and senior management.
  • Analyze make versus buy decisions and identify opportunities for strategic sourcing and process improvement.
  • Coordinate with various departments to ensure material supply supports production volumes and business objectives.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or engineering-related field.
  • 10+ years of global sourcing experience with considerable understanding of procurement concepts, principles, and at least 6+ years of commodity management and strategic sourcing experience.
  • Excellent communication skills. English and Spanish fluency is a must.
  • Strong negotiation skills and strategic sourcing and analytical skills.
  • Excellence in analytical, fact-based problem-solving, and a strong sense of urgency.
  • Project management skills to develop plans, action steps, and timetables and meet deadlines.
  • Strategic decision-making skills regarding business planning processes, make/buy decisions, and similar business-related concerns.
  • Strong collaboration, influencing skills, and communication skills across all organizational levels, both internally and within supplier organizations.
  • A high degree of autonomy with the ability to work effectively in a team environment to pull disparate pieces together across the organization and 'get things done'.
  • Ability to partner with department leaders to identify, create, and plan capabilities necessary to meet short and long-term business needs.
  • Demonstrate a continuous improvement ethos; ability to identify areas of opportunity and positively influence business decisions.
  • Strong track record of driving results and savings/cost reduction and executing projects on time.
  • Experience in data mining to help make fact-based, data-driven decisions.
  • Familiarity with ERP systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with metals, castings, stampings, machining, injection molding, and other commodities is a plus.
  • Master's degree preferred.

About Milwaukee LATAM:

At Milwaukee LATAM, we believe that our people and culture are the secrets to our success, so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide technical solutions on our procurement team.

We're a company that empowers our employees to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Join our team and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

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