Sr Category Manager

Job Description: WE CREATE EMPOWERED LEADERS At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our 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. Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen. Your Role on Our Team The Sr. Category Manager will be responsible for managing outsourced products for the Hand Tools business unit and report to the Group Manager of Procurement. You will be responsible for developing and managing strong partnerships with our business unit and ensuring sourcing initiatives and projects are well aligned with the BU’s goals and strategic priorities. This Sr. Category Manager will be responsible for prioritizing strategic initiatives, developing, and executing sourcing strategies to ensure Milwaukee Tool is maximizing the value by driving to the lowest total cost of ownership, support new product development (NPD), increasing the 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. You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and 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. The TOOLS you’ll bring with you: - Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management or engineering related field. - Have 10+ years 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 fluency is a must. - Have strong negotiation skills and strategic sourcing and analytical skills. - Show excellence in analytical, fact-based problem solving, and strong sense of urgency. - Have project management skills to develop plans, action steps and timetables and meet deadlines. - Demonstrate 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. - Exhibit 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 execute projects on time. - Demonstrated experience in data mining to help make fact based, data driven decisions. - Familiar with ERP systems. Other TOOLS we prefer you to have: - Experience with metals, castings, stampings, machining, injection molding, and other commodities is a plus. - Master’s degree preferred This is a remote position in Mexico.