Senior Process Leader - Category Management

Duration: Permanent

Pay Rate: Depends on experience W2 along with the benefits

Job Description:

Technical/ Functional Skill

Supply chain management, vendor management, category management

Roles & Responsibilities:

Job Description
 

Please note: This position has the possibility to work remotely up to 100% of the time. The position will require occasional travel to the Phoenix corporate offices and/or site locations.

Description:

Under general supervision, manage team, provide analytical leadership and support to Category Managers, Sites and GSC Management for the CP 3.0 (Collaborative Planning) / Shutdown Initiative, and the utilization of different data gathering/management tools and total cost of ownership techniques to improve and optimize category management and Global Supply Chain processes.

Management and support of Global CP 3.0 Shutdown Process

• Lead data gathering and management.
• CP 3.0 systems development and support
• Interdependence of site and supplier management
• Site support (3 models)
• Manage team of analyst and guide and direct work to meet performance objectives and deadlines.

Data Analysis

• Run the data, reporting for both Category Planning and Vendor Management as needed including CE, HVV, Pricing Review, Negotiations, Usage and Performance
• Scorecards and working with the Vendor Management team to make the process efficient and valuable.
• Work in conjunction with the vendor management team to ensure / audit that vendors are in adherence and compliance to the contract terms and pricing.
• Assist GSC Category Management Director as well as other GSC Leadership on additional work which may require analytical expertise.
• Perform Market Research in conjunction with the Category Planning team in support and development of the strategic plans with focuses on: Indices, Market Trends, Industry movement (M&A, etc.), Supplier research and World Events (proactive / reactive)
• Develop project presentations to Management that clearly communicate results of analysis. Provide periodic reporting on core commodities and services and ad-hoc analysis.
• May be given responsibility for managing 1-2 regional categories in a vendor management type role.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications: Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED and ten (10) years combined experience in inventory management, system & project management and analysis projects required, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related discipline and six (6) years combined experience in inventory management, system & project management and analysis projects required, OR
• Master’s degree in business, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related discipline and four (4) years combined experience in inventory management, system & project management and analysis projects required.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to identify / analyze priorities.
• Strong organization, record keeping, reporting and data analytic skills.
• Ability to train / instruct others effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to develop and maintain relationships with various areas of the organization.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration skills (listening, interpreting, empathizing, challenging)
• Significant experience in managing multiple $5M+ categories in the Mining, Industrial, Heavy Manufacturing, etc. industries.
• Ability to develop and implement Should-cost modeling for multiple categories including the development of the models and the maintenance of the variation triggers.
• System and GSC Process capabilities and proficiencies: CAS, SAP, Commercial T&C’s, Power BI, Business Objects / EDW, strong use of Access and Excel with Pivots
• Experience presenting to leadership.

Experience Required: 5+ years

Shift: Day