Category Manager

01 Hypertherm, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-Sharing

ESOP

Community Service Time

Job summary

Hypertherm Associates is seeking a Category Manager to join our Global Sourcing team to manage fabricated metal, formed metal, machined metal and machined non-metal. The role focuses on risk assessment, supplier qualification, and cost-saving opportunities, with collaboration across Legal, Finance, Operations, and Logistics.

The candidate will work with Category Specialists to develop strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and ensure supplier performance meets expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of supply chain experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and projects.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Define, document and drive category strategies with BT Category Specialists.
• Lead supplier performance reviews and supplier qualification processes.
• Manage contract negotiations and ensure timely procurement milestones.
• Identify cost savings opportunities and support NPI activities.

Skills

Supply chain

Project management

Negotiation

Lean concepts

Data analysis

Cost/benefit analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or Engineering

Tools

Oracle

Insight

Job description

Category Manager Hypertherm Associates is seeking a Category Manager to join our Global Sourcing team to manage fabricated metal, formed metal, machined metal and machined non-metal. The role may support other categories depending on needs. The ideal candidate will bring supply chain experience to assess and mitigate risk, support NPI activities through qualification of new suppliers, and identify cost savings opportunities. You will negotiate contracts with suppliers aligning requirements from Legal, Finance, Operations and Logistics. The candidate will work with Category Specialists from Business Teams (BTs) to develop category strategies and ensure suppliers meet our performance expectations.

Category Strategy

• Work with BT Category Specialists to define, document and drive category strategies

Supplier Management

• Lead annual/semiannual supplier performance reviews
• Execute new supplier search and lead qualification process based on BT needs
• Coordinate supplier reductions/terminations across BTs
• Manage contract negotiation
• Assurance of Supply
• Review and maintain supplier risk assessments
• Lead procurement tool & process development
• Provide training to internal and external parties

Projects/Cost Savings

• Work with Category Specialists to identify and support cost savings opportunities
• Provide project management support including defining, tracking and communicating milestones as required for procurement projects e.g., new supplier qualification, supplier exits/transitions, identification and implementation of new tools

Who you are and the experience you bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or Engineering degree with a minimum of 7 years of supply chain experience
• Proven project management skills and knowledge leading cross-functional teams
• Comprehensive understanding of business needs, regulations, and legal requirements
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to enable successful conclusion of contracts
• Solid analytical abilities creating and adapting templates to be used across the company
• Experienced in Lean concepts and complex value stream mapping
• Working knowledge of PFMEAs
• Capable of generating cost/benefit analyses and make buy/decision modeling
• Adept at articulating total cost of ownership, inventory holding cost and cost of capital
• Demonstrated understanding of statistical methods
• Strong attention to detail, along with strong written and verbal presentation and communication skills

Preferred experience that differentiates you

• Prior experience as a Hypertherm Associates Category Specialist or Category Manager
• Knowledge of Purchasing modules in Oracle and/or Insight
• Experience managing some or all grouped categories
• Knowledge of Lean/JIT Methodology ISM and/or APICS certification
• Green/Black Belt Certified

Location: Hanover, NH (Relocation assistance is available)

Travel: 20% - 40% Domestic and International

Why join Hypertherm Associates?

• Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
• Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
• Five days/year paid Community Service Time
• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
• Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
• #LI-MJ1

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome all applications.

We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment.

We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents.

For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.

$93,936.00-$156,562.00 Annual This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.

Hypertherm Associates is more than a place to work; it's a place to call your own. We are 100% Associate-owned with an over 50 year history of no-layoffs.

Application Accommodation: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).