Global Category Manager

Arbon Equipment Corporation; Wisconsin; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Rite-Hite seeks a Global Category Manager to lead category management for materials and services across Product Business Units. You’ll drive sourcing, supplier relationships, risk mitigation, and performance across a global supply base.

Responsibilities include managing $40M-$60M spend, developing category strategies, and aligning with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Finance to optimize cost, quality, and delivery. Travel up to 25% is required.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, operations or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management experience for large-scale/global categories.
• Strong data analysis, understanding of cost drivers, and procurement tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to work cross-functionally.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for assigned categories, including RFx processes.
• Manage supplier relationships and SRM to ensure cost, quality, and continuity.
• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Finance.
• Mitigate supplier risks and drive performance improvements.
• Negotiate terms, lead times, and working capital considerations.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Negotiation

Stakeholder collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, operations or related field

Herramientas

RFx processes

Procurement tools

Descripción del empleo

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

The Global Category Manager plays a pivotal role within our Procurement organization, overseeing global category management for assigned materials, products, and services across all Product Business Units within the Global Products Organization. Assigned categories may include Hardware, Rental Equipment, Uniforms, Facilities, Maintenance, Repair and Operations Materials.

As a procurement Subject Matter Expert (SME), the GCM will lead sourcing and category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive performance across a complex, global supply base.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned global category spend of $40M-$60M, with a strategic focus on cost optimization, quality, innovation, and supply chain resilience. Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes, for assigned materials, products, and services. Serve as the primary business interface with category suppliers, overseeing supplier relationship management, continuity of supply, risk mitigation, commercial negotiations, and seamless execution from New Product Introduction (NPI) through Mass Production (MP).
• Internal Stakeholders: Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders, including Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and business unit Procurement, to understand category requirements, ensure supplier qualification, and maintain quality and service standards.
• Cross-functional Teams: Partner with business unit Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to facilitate supplier selection, qualification, transitions, and performance improvement. Support NPI teams by leveraging preferred supplier programs.
• Category Strategy: Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive category strategies aligned with business priorities, market intelligence, demand requirements, risk considerations, and procurement best practices.
• Cost Optimization: Deliver cost improvements through competitive sourcing, commercial negotiations, demand management, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives, including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), VA/VE, should-cost modeling, and design-to-cost approaches, as applicable.
• Commercial Terms and Working Capital: Negotiate favorable pricing, payment terms, lead times, service levels, and other commercial terms. Evaluate supply chain financing or other working-capital solutions when appropriate.
• Supplier Segmentation: Segment suppliers based on business impact, risk, capability, and strategic value, and expand the Preferred Supplier Program based on category and business requirements.
• Contract Lifecycle: Manage the contract lifecycle in partnership with appropriate stakeholders, supporting compliance, value realization, and continuity of supply.
• Supplier Selection: Conduct thorough RFx and supplier evaluation processes to select suppliers and negotiate competitive terms and conditions.
• Supplier Risk Mitigation: Identify, assess, and mitigate supplier and category risks, including financial, geopolitical, capacity, quality, delivery, cybersecurity, sustainability, and compliance considerations, as applicable.
• Supplier Relationships: Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities and regular supplier reviews to ensure performance meets business objectives for quality, cost, delivery, innovation, and service.
• Performance Management: Meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cost, quality, delivery, working capital, risk, and supplier performance.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations or related field; master's degree is a plus.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management experience with responsibility for large-scale, complex, or global categories. Experience may span direct materials, indirect materials, products, and/or services.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and manage diverse categories. Working knowledge of relevant supply markets, cost drivers, supplier capabilities, and industry trends. Proficiency in data analysis and relevant procurement tools.
• Proven ability to assess, negotiate, and manage suppliers effectively. Strong collaboration, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• A strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Results-oriented and thrive in achieving ambitious goals.
• An effective communicator and collaborator with excellent interpersonal skills. Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working independently and in teams.
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