Job Details

Global Category Manager

The Global Category Manager will proactively manage purchasing activities and provides support to supplier management system. This individual will execute procurement duties in support of Furnace Operations Group, Process & Field Services Division, and priority equipment following procurement department procedures and processes to ensure compliance with corporate policies. This position will work a total of 28 hours per week.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop, issue, and analyze Request for Quote/Purchases (RFQ/P) and recommend the best solution
• Prepare, issue, and evaluate RFP/RFQs in coordination with Engineering/Operations to develop scope of work and technical specification
• Analyze bids and formulate purchase recommendations for Management review
• Conduct competitive, best value, and single/sole source bids
• Define and negotiate Terms and Conditions with suppliers
• Attends Procurement related meetings and events
• Communicate effectively with Project Management, Procurement, Engineering, Legal, Risk Management, Operations, Suppliers, Distributors, Accounts Payable, and Vendor Maintenance, support to resolve internal and external issues and provide support
• Maintain a constant communication with third party suppliers
• Track and report KPI's to Management on a quarterly basis through organization's quality management system
• Feed supplier database based on previous cost, quality of service, reliability for goods and services
• Demonstrate strong negotiation and contracting skills that build strong supplier relationships and minimize total cost
• Identify and select suppliers that meet quality, delivery, and cost initiatives in accordance with the strategic sourcing plan through collaboration with Project, Sales and Operations teams
• Develops and maintains awareness of changing commodity related to business trends in the marketplace and the possible impacts to the company
• Develops, recommends, and implements improvements in processes and procedures for department to reduce cost while improving service levels.
• Assist Accounting in resolving purchase/billing discrepancies, and other departments as necessary
• Analyze spend/data/trends to identify and develop strategic sourcing initiatives which meet the needs of clients and provides solutions/recommendations to the global Category Leads based on research of institutional spend, end-user impact, feedback and market place analysis
• Collaborate with Global Category Leads to support strategic agreements and any change in vendor contracts to maximize benefit to organization
• Participate in meetings with internal and external customers to understand project requirements and timelines
• Manage new and/or existing supplier relationships with international, multi-tier or highly technical suppliers
• Support onboarding and supplier qualification per company policy and ISO standards
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives that drive improvements in Quality, Delivery and Cost
• Deliver annual cost saving initiatives through execution of sourcing projects and collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with global Procurement Policies
• Support governance process with review cycles to support Management Team
• Must possess a strategic mindset for balancing commercial objectives and assessing risks.
• Implementation and continuous improvements of standardization of activities
• Develop thorough knowledge of the Company's ERP tools
• Initial and help maintain Requisition Planning Tool to support project execution
• Support indirect purchasing activities to support business partners.
• Apply standards and processes consistently with minimal supervision
• Works as a Team in a fast paced and pressure environment
• Willing to travel and collaborate with global strategic suppliers.
• Identify and qualify new suppliers to diversify the supply chain and mitigate risk when deem necessary.
• Identify and leverage companywide spending opportunities
• Define purchasing strategies on its portfolio based on internal stakeholders' needs and business orientations.
• Set up Technical, Industrial & Purchasing Strategy in order to optimize global portfolio performance and competitiveness
• Ensure market screening, benchmarking, best practices and innovation.
• Involve from the early proposal phase to Axens project execution.
• Establish risk management mapping and relevant mitigation plan
• Manage supplier business relationship and promote suppliers' innovation with stakeholders
• Manage supplier business relationship and promote suppliers' innovation with stakeholders
• Ensure supplier performance assessment
• Manage regular supplier performance and support Top management meeting
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Education

• BS in Engineering, BS in Business or related field or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience may be substituted for degree

Work Experience

• 5-8 Years of technical experience with 5 years in a related management level position
• Must have at least 4 years of material/equipment purchasing and expediting experience related to A/E industry, including past purchasing agent experience
• Advanced knowledge of procurement/vendor inspection techniques and requirements, accounting, financial management and business contract law preferred.
• Working knowledge of Windows based software programs.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communicative and interpersonal skills essential
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Teams, Notes, etc.)
• SAP, Aconex,
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment and prioritize own workload.
• Unquestionable ethics and desire to always, "Do the Right Thing."
• Ability to be creative and innovative in finding solutions and negotiating strategies with insatiable desire to learn more and improve every day.
• Ability to work with and lead geographically dispersed cross-functional teams.

QHSE Requirements

Quality

• Take responsibility for the sustainability of Axens and ensuring quality performance
• Report any and all quality related issues or non-conformities to your manager
• Maintain awareness, proactively participate and support all Axens policies for quality management
• Assist in the continual improvement of an effective Integrated Management System complying with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015
• Assist in achieving Site, Department, Regional and Global Quality Management Program goals and objectives

Health and Safety

• Take responsibility for the health and safety of self and others
• Report any and all health and safety incidents to your manager
• Maintain awareness, proactively participate and support all Axens policies and objectives regarding health and safety
• Assist in the continual improvement of an effective Integrated Management System complying with the requirements of ISO 45001:2018
• Assist in achieving Site, Departmental, Regional and Global Health and Safety goals and objectives

Environmental

• Take responsibility for the sustainability of Axens and protecting the environment
• Report any and all environmental concerns or incidents to your manager
• Maintain awareness, proactively participate and support all Axens policies regarding environmental protection
• Assist in the continual improvement of an effective Integrated Management System complying with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015
• Assist in achieving Site, Departmental, Regional and Global Environmental Management Program goals and objectives