Role Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within the Global Category team and across Product Management and Engineering to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap

• Align the roadmap and ensure we have the correct portfolio of suppliers with capabilities to meet all business objectives

• Identification of potential supply risk and development of mitigating strategies

• Work with engineering and product safety team to define critical standards for supplier selection for assigned category

• Lead supplier selection for all NPI by teaming up with engineering / product management at start of new product conception

• Manage the approved vendor list for category spend and communicate throughout the organization most preferred / least preferred suppliers

• Ensure a competitive sourcing environment by driving efforts for dual qualification of supply, routinely quoting incumbent spend, and working with sites to ensure suppliers routinely challenged on cost

• Negotiate best in class long term supply contracts

• Interface with cross functional teams to assess current and future sourcing needs in terms of technology, cost, and mfg. location / lead-time

• Deliver periodic executive business review of category (5-year plan) focusing on overall strategy, industry landscape, supplier capabilities, performance, and technical roadmaps

• Help define strategic businessobjectivesfrom a cost, delivery, contracting and NPI perspective

• Maintain working knowledge of market trends, key drivers of supply conditions, and cost structure along with any technology shifts ongoing

• Travel to supplier manufacturing locations to assess “ground conditions”,foster healthy working relationships, and deliver key messages to supplier leadership

Role Purpose:

Category Manager Heavy Gauge Components

Manage overall supplier relationships for top suppliers in category

MinimumRequirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of experience in supply chain, planning,procurementand/or engineering

• 5+ years with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

• Ability to travel 30% international and domestic

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent verbal communication skills

• Global supply chain experience working with diverse worldwide team spanning multiple time zones

• Familiarity with strategic sourcing concepts and tools

• Very comfortablewith Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

• Successful negotiation experience with international suppliers

• Bachelor's Degree in relatedfield(supply chain, mechanical or industrial engineering, procurement preferred)