Electronics Category Manager: Global Sourcing & Cost Leadership

Envista Holdings Corporation; Uusimaa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DEXIS is seeking a Category Manager, Electronics to develop and execute category and supplier strategies across PCBAs, standard electronics and cables, coordinating with Operations, Purchasing, Quality and R&D.

The role leads strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, and cost optimization, driving best-in-class supply chain performance and timely material availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years procurement or supply chain experience in electronics.
• 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.

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.
• Understands of compliance with all procurement domestic and international laws including import/export compliance.
• Performs other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor/manager.

Skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic sourcing

Cost reduction

Procurement

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

DEXIS is seeking a Category Manager, Electronics to develop and execute category and supplier strategies across PCBAs, standard electronics and cables, coordinating with Operations, Purchasing, Quality and R&D.

The role leads strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, and cost optimization, driving best-in-class supply chain performance and timely material availability.