Principal Category Manager - Mechanical AP1000

Westinghouse Electric; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Principal Category Manager for Mechanical Equipment AP1000. This role involves managing supplier relationships, developing supply chain strategies, and ensuring optimal cost efficiencies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in category management and excellent negotiation skills. The position allows for a U.S. remote work option with some international travel.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement Program

Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

• 5 years of category management experience.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Project.
• Ideal Candidate will have proficiency in SAP & Ariba.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with suppliers for Mechanical Equipment AP1000 projects.
• Develop and execute category strategy to improve Total Cost of Ownership.
• Conduct regular business reviews with key suppliers.

Skills

Category Management

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Analysis

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

MBA Preferred

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Project

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Principal Category Manager - Mechanical AP1000

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

This Principal Category Manager is the supply chain subject matter expert for Mechanical Equipment AP1000 supporting Energy Systems. The category manager will support and be accountable for all bid and proposal efforts, sourcing strategies and implementation, including development of key suppliers to deliver the best value to the AP1000 project. This position will interface with other category managers to leverage category spend globally, with a focus on cost efficiencies, product quality, innovation and the most effective supply chain models. Further, the category manager will develop and implement new products, processes, standards or operational plans that will have impact on the achievement of functional results. This is a US Only Remote role, International Travel is expected - 15% - 20% but it will be specific to project award cycles.

The position takes direction from the Supply Chain Manager and/or Sr. Supply Chain Manager, and works to improve total cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. Strong relationship skills are required to manage internal and external suppliers to provide timely and innovative solutions to meet business needs.

Your Day to Day:

• Primary relationship owner for suppliers for Mechanical Equipment AP1000 projects
• Interface between Energy Systems project team (project management, engineering, etc.) and supply chain.
• Responsible for managing the segmentation of assigned spend into subcommodity groups, in collaboration with other category managers, to create levers to achieve operational excellence
• Develops and maintains an overall category strategy to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the commodity playbook.
• Leads the execution of the category strategy through preferred supplier list (PSL), “right-sizing” non-preferred suppliers, and rewarding preferred partners with business awards tied to Long Term Agreements (LTA) with year over year improvements in cost, delivery, quality, service, and profitability.
• Reviews analysis from PowerBI and other tools to create insights into the drivers of assign commodity and implications to spend and cost projections to use as levers with current and future supply base.
• Conducts regular business reviews (SRM) with key and strategic suppliers with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Creates presentations for supplier relationship management reviews, commodity playbooks, risk mitigation proposals, 4-Blockers, and supplier/commodity gap analysis.
• Responsible for creating and executing a plan to deliver annual business results against metrics of payment terms, on-time delivery, productivity, inflation, and other metrics as determined by Procurement Leadership.
• Research, track, and communicate industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage, and increased overall productivity
• Develop a productive working relationship with peers on other teams: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement
• Negotiation of Westinghouse preferred terms and conditions with supply base

Who You Are:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years of category manaement experience
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Project. Ideal Candidate will have proficiency in SAP & Ariba
• MBA Preferred

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is an American nuclear power company formed in 1999 from the nuclear power division of the original Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

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