Hybrid Strategic Sourcing Category Manager

Briggs & Stratton, LLC.; Wauwatosa (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton, LLC in Wisconsin seeks a Category Manager to lead a set of commodities, develop global sourcing strategies, manage supplier performance, and drive cost reduction across the enterprise. The role covers packaging and electronics-related commodities and requires a proactive buyer ready to advance.

You will analyze quotes, qualify suppliers, negotiate deals, and build strategic supplier relationships while coordinating with multiple plants/sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in SCM or related field OR equivalent experience and education.
• Minimum two to three years of experience in purchasing or related field.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Experience at a corporate level overseeing multiple plants/sites preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of strategic sourcing and supply strategies, purchasing function concepts and of supplier commodity processes and practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for report writing, presentations and interactions with diverse groups of people inside and outside of the corporation.
• Ability to work in a team environment and to build and manage business relationships.
• Ability to lead sophisticated partnership arrangements.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and component applications, Statistical Process Control and other significant quality management techniques.
• Strong knowledge of basic Geometric Dimension & Tolerance (GD&T) principles.
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location.
• Ability to travel 10%, about once per month when needed, domestically.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating broad purchasing practices, quotes and reviews cost/price and value analysis to select, reviews alternative suppliers
• Building and managing high level supplier relationships: communicating supplier performance & gaps to goals, and outlining improvement to ensure business objectives are met
• Ensuring supplier training for relevant processes and procedures
• Establishing and managing strategic sourcing goals and metrics for cost reduction, supplier performance, and sourcing decisions
• Researching and evaluating the benefits of contracts, open-market purchases and out-sourcing
• Negotiating, writing and verifying legal issues of supply agreements
• Recommending and implementing changes in processes or procedures for assigned areas
• Defining, resolving, and providing permanent solutions to systemic supplier performance issues
• Leading continuous cost reduction / value improvement activity by developing and executing projects, competitively quoting, conducting negotiations, and developing/executing cost models
• Developing and implementing communication plans to key stakeholders

Skills

Excel/Sheets

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship mgmt

Negotiation

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in SCM or related field

Job description

Briggs & Stratton, LLC in Wisconsin seeks a Category Manager to lead a set of commodities, develop global sourcing strategies, manage supplier performance, and drive cost reduction across the enterprise. The role covers packaging and electronics-related commodities and requires a proactive buyer ready to advance.

You will analyze quotes, qualify suppliers, negotiate deals, and build strategic supplier relationships while coordinating with multiple plants/sites.