Manager iI, Category management

JOB DESCRIPTION

position SUMMARY

This is an on-site hybrid role based out of Juarez, MX.

Reporting to the Director of Category Management Logistics, the Logistics Sourcing Manager will lead Mexico-focused sourcing initiatives, execute logistics projects, and drive year-over-year cost improvements. Key activities include analyzing spend and pricing data, consolidating negotiations, selecting and managing suppliers, negotiating agreements, improving supplier performance, leading workshops and kaizens,  and tracking project savings.

This position is part of a team that manages approximately $240 million annual logistics spend and will be responsible for implementing logistics strategies across all transportation modes and collaborates with stakeholders to enhance value and sustainability in the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, directs, controls and communicates all strategic sourcing activities related to third-party logistics services, supporting all Regal Rexnord businesses
• Establishes primary and secondary preferred carriers for each major lane by mode
• Proactively identifies areas of opportunities by analyzing data and market trends
• Actively manages logistics supplier relationships, conducts quarterly business reviews, and addresses supplier performance issues as necessary
• Collaborate with Regal Rexnord segments and corporate Logistics teams on the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQs), reverse auctions and leads the screening and supplier selection process  
• Negotiates commercial contracts with carriers / Freight Forwarders and works with the legal team to finalize and execute agreements
• Develops and maintains fluent communication with operating locations in Mexico and segment leadership teams about enterprise sourcing team's vision and ensures operational alignment
• Develops KPIs, scorecards & dashboards and publishes on monthly basis with primary objective of driving year over year performance improvements (Cost, On Time Delivery, Service)
• Conducts brainstorming sessions at facilities with cross functional teams to identify strategic opportunities and deployment priorities on cost saving initiatives. 
• Works with the facilities to create regional transportation cost savings funnels that align with commercial strategies and financial targets  
• Drives spend analysis, including counter measures for projects that fall short of plan and make decisions to remedy the issues to get the teams back on track to meet or exceed plan  
• Creates and regularly updates routing guide for each major mode of transport
• Establishes and lead logistics commodity teams, logistics workshops, through a "dotted line" support organization, as appropriate
• Proactively assesses internal and external process improvements and influences effective change and drive innovation and continuous improvements 

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA or BS degree required, preferably in Supply Chain/ Logistics/ Operations management
• Minimum of 7 years' experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment with experience in Logistics procurement, or similar position
• Demonstrated understanding of total cost of ownership
• Policy Deployment experience and knowledge of 80/20 and LEAN principles is preferred
• Experience working with multiple locations globally  
• Ability to work independently
• Problem resolution skills and root cause analysis experience required
• Full proficiency in use of computer tools including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Exchange for effective analysis and communication required
• Consistent performance in delivering annual cost reductions linked to category strategy
• Ability to work comfortably in ambiguous situations, know how to resolve conflicts and have a proven track record of achieving analytical & project results
• Ability to work well in a multicultural, cross functional environment
• Demonstrated effectiveness in communicating concepts and recommendations and gaining acceptance and commitment required

Travel:   Approximately 25% travel including international

Language: English

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit