CAPEX Category Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Glen Mills (Delaware County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Capex Site Materials Category Manager with 5+ years in industrial procurement to lead a diverse team across the Americas. This role focuses on shaping category strategies, negotiating supply agreements, and driving cost, quality, and service improvements.

You will collaborate with business units and senior leaders to align sourcing needs with strategic objectives, travel up to 20% globally, and leverage e-sourcing tools for supplier management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• 5+ years in procurement in an industrial company.
• Fluent English; additional languages a plus.
• Experience leading diverse, multi-functional teams.
• Proficient knowledge of source-to-contract procurement process.
• Experience with procurement e-sourcing tools.
• Willingness to travel ~20%, including potential international travel.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated with a Can do - Will do mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage ~ $100M annual spend for Capex, MRO and site materials in the Americas region.
• Lead a team of Sourcing Specialists responsible for category support.
• Develop and evolve a productivity plan for the category with business units and operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine current and future sourcing needs and develop category strategies.
• Negotiate and implement supply agreements balancing quality, service, risk and value.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with key suppliers to advance objectives and address gaps.
• Resolve supplier performance issues using root cause/corrective action processes and drive compliance.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Travel readiness

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Procurement e-sourcing tools

Job description

• Looking for recent Capex Site Materials Category Manager experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering required.
• Prior experience leading diverse, multi-functional teams.
• 5 or more years' experience in procurement in an industrial company
• Fluent spoken and written English. Additional language skills a plus
• Proficient knowledge of the source-to-contract Procurement process
• Experienced in Procurement e-sourcing-tools.
• Partnering with senior-level leaders and stakeholders in a matrix organization
• Excellent internal and external negotiation and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving capability
• Self-motivated, service-oriented "Can do - Will do" mindset and attitude
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to travel approx. 20%, including potential international travel

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing ~$100M annual spend. Spend includes Capex, MRO and site process materials for the Americas region.
• Managing a team of Sourcing Specialists, responsible for category support
• In collaboration with the Business Units, Operations, Technology, and/or other functional stakeholders, develop and continuously evolve a productivity plan for the category.
• Close collaboration with internal stakeholders to determine current and future sourcing needs and develop and execute corresponding category strategies.
• Negotiate and implement supply agreements to balance quality, service, risk and value.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with key suppliers to advance company objectives, develop supplier capabilities, address gaps in supplier performance.
• Effectively address all supplier performance failures via the root cause and corrective action process, successfully levying claims, and other tactics as appropriate
• Monitor and resolve disconnect in the buy channel process in conjunction with the Procurement policy to improve overall compliance and actively managed spend.