Regional Category Manager

Georg-Fischer; Shawnee (OK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Georg-Fischer seeks a Regional Category Manager to shape and execute regional procurement category strategies in close collaboration with global category leads and regional partners. You will engage internal stakeholders, manage regional supplier relationships, and lead negotiations to drive value and sustainability in GF's supply chain.

Responsibilities include market analysis, cross-functional alignment, and driving category efficiency through harmonization and automation, reporting results to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5-10 years of procurement experience with at least 3 years in a category management role.
• Analytical skills with a structured approach to understand and solve complex problems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to present at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements regional procurement category strategy aligned with global/category leads.
• Builds relationships with internal stakeholders to understand requirements and gain buy-in.
• Conducts regional market analysis and leads supplier negotiations.
• Supports regional claims in alignment with regional/global stakeholders.
• Optimizes procurement category efficiency through harmonization and automation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Strong written communication

Oral presentation skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

The Regional Category Manager will provide procurement category input to the Global Procurement Category Manager and develop or enhance local/regional procurement category Strategies working closely with segment and divisional business partners, operations and other key stakeholders to deploy strategies that drive value and sustainability in GF supply chain.Main Tasks:• Develops and implements regional procurement category strategy in close alignment with the Global Procurement Category Manager (global categories) or Regional Head of Procurement (regional categories) and other Regional Procurement Category Managers• Develops strong relationships and collaborates directly with internal stakeholders at all levels within the organization to understand requirements, manage buy-in• Conducts market analysis on a regional level• Leads local and regional negotiations and manages supplier relationships with key suppliers• Supports major claims on a regional level in close alignment with regional and global Stakeholders• Optimizes procurement category efficiency through product and process harmonization/ automation acting in close alignment with the Global Procurement Category Manager and Head of Procurement Excellence• Reports regular global/ regional category results to the Global Procurement Category Manager• Empowers procurement category teams in personnel and professional development• Lead Supplier management strategy including supplier development, supply base consolidation and risk mitigation, cost reduction roadmaps and implementation of supplier segmentation plan.Extensive leadership and communication skills:• Aligns with Global Procurement Category Manager on global category strategy and results (e.g. supplier and price lists)• Aligns with Regional Head of Procurement on region-specific category strategy• Receives support in escalations of region-specific topics from Regional Head of Procurement• Manages expectations and targets towards supplier negotiations for Sourcing Managers; ensures exchange of best practices with Sourcing Managers• Manages supplier- and internal customer relationships on regional level; ensures sufficient sourcing/ supplyJob Requirements:Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience5-10 years of procurement experience with at least 3 years in a category management roleAnalytical skills with the ability to use a structured approach to understand, analyze and solve complex problems / issuesStrong written communication and excellent oral presentation skills, and the ability to present convincingly at senior levelsPlease submit your application via the ‘Apply’ button.