Category Manager- Mechanics

Envista Holdings Corporation; Tuusula; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Envista Holdings Corporation is seeking a Category Manager, Mechanics to develop and execute category and supplier strategies across materials like sheet metal, machining parts, castings, extrusions, and motion mechanics. You will drive supplier relationships, contract negotiations, and continuous improvement initiatives with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, risk mitigation, and cost productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; professional procurement experience preferred.
• 3+ years in procurement or supply chain roles in relevant field.
• Experience with continuous improvement tools is desirable.
• Proficient computer skills, MS Office knowledge.
• Willingness to travel domestically and globally.

Responsibilities

• Develops and drives supply chain strategy and objectives, including procurement and supplier selection.
• Owns supplier relationship management and negotiates to meet strategic goals.
• Identifies cost reduction opportunities while maintaining quality, delivery, and inventory.
• Leads negotiations for contracts to support material flow and savings.
• Manages supplier base to maximize working capital and performance.
• Ensures compliance with procurement laws and internal policies.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship

Negotiation

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Category Manager, Mechanics is responsible for developing and executing category and supplier strategies that support business objectives, operational excellence, and sustainable material cost productivity. This role leads strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, cost optimization initiatives, and risk mitigation activities across assigned categories, such as sheet metal, machining parts, castings, extrusions and motion mechanics. Working closely with Operations, Purchasing, Quality and R&D, the Category Manager drives towards best-in-class supply chain that can provide timely execution of materials, quality, and cost goals. This individual must possess outstanding cross‑functional leadership skills, strong negotiations skills and the ability to develop and effectively implement countermeasures to address critical issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and drives supply chain strategy and objectives, including procurement, cost reduction, new material introduction and supplier selection.
• Owns supplier relationship management and visits major vendors to discuss and negotiate to drive strategic goals and maintain good relationships as required.
• Leads and participates in initiatives that review spending and manufacturing activity to identify ways to reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality, delivery, and inventory.
• Manages his/her supply base to ensure leveraging of purchasing strength to support operations excellence and materials cost reduction goals.
• Develops and leads negotiations for necessary contracts to support robust material flow including such things as: year over year savings, quality, inventory replenishment systems, Kanban, etc. with partnership with supply chain team.
• Manage suppliers and ensure contractual coverage to maximize working capital, inventory, quality, and delivery.
• Develop new supply chain sources to drive competitive advantage through differentiation and understanding of market drivers.
• Conducts market research, competitive analysis, overall market trends to quantify needed changes, improvements in material and commodity management strategy.
• Provides R&D support for sustaining engineering and represents Procurement in new product introduction programs.
• Develops, manages, and drives Procurement processes, especially the ones related to Quality Management System.
• Partners with Quality to reduce internal and external quality and out-of-box failures.
• Support Quality through management of supplier quality rating programs, resolution of non‑conformities, and supplier audits.
• Conducts supplier risk management by reviewing sourcing restrictions, revenue impacts, supplier evaluation ratings, and supplier stability indicator scores.
• Use evaluation to develop plans for high‑risk parties.
• Actively engaged to understand materials contribution to production issues, quality constraints, and sales issues and actively participate in improvements and solutions.
• Understand compliance with all procurement domestic and international laws including import/export compliance.
• Performs other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor/manager.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of Procurement or Supply Chain experience in relevant field
• Experience with and practical understanding of the use of continuous improvement tools
• Proficient in the use of a computer, MS Office suite knowledge/experience required.
• Ability/willingness to travel domestically and globally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field.
• Ability to think critically and in tactical and strategic dimensions simultaneously.
• Possess clear and organized communications skills (written and verbal).
• Experience working in a global organization.
• Experience in an FDA regulated environment.
• Experience in leading continuous improvement efforts, in both quality systems and products.
• Proven ability to inspire followership and drive performance excellence.
• Perseverance and consistency in pursuit of successful outcomes.
• Engineering and/or technical knowledge and/or background.
• The ability to understand and read engineering drawings and specifications related to fit, form and functionally, preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience working with medical devices and in a Quality Management system (QMS) and a Change Control Board (CCB).

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Operating Company

DEXIS Envista and its family of companies (Envista) will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Envista will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (Agency) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge and Envista will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt such unsolicited resumes. An Agency must obtain advance written approval from Envista's internal Talent Acquisition or Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract approved by the Global Talent Acquisition leader and in response to a specific job opening. Envista will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement and written approval in place. Envista is a global family of more than 30 trusted dental brands, united by a shared purpose: to partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista helps its customers deliver the best possible patient care through industry‑leading dental consumables, solutions, technology, and services. Our comprehensive portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers an estimated 90% of dentists' clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. Envista companies, including DEXIS, Kerr, Nobel Biocare and Ormco, partner with dental professionals to help them deliver the best possible patient care. Envista became an independent company in 2019. We brought with us the proven Envista Business System (EBS) methodology, an experienced leadership team, and a strong culture grounded in continuous improvement, commitment to innovation, and deep customer focus to meet the end‑to‑end needs of dental professionals worldwide. Envista is now one of the largest global dental products companies, with significant market positions in some of the most attractive segments of the dental products industry. For more information, please visit www.envistaco.com.