Category Manager

This is a corporate leadership role within JBT’s Global Sourcing organization, reporting directly to the Director of Indirect Spend for the Americas. It represents an exciting opportunity to drive indirect category management and sourcing efforts. This opportunity has a North America scope and is responsible for indirect goods and services such as MRO, Welding, Abrasives, Packaging, Fasteners, Utilities, Travel, Temp Labor, Legal, IT Software/Hardware. JBT executes strategy at the business unit and site level; therefore, this position requires excellent interpersonal skills, relationship building, collaboration, and influencing across multiple business units, organizational levels, and geographies.

Responsibilities:

• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize JBT’s competitive position.
• Drive supplier performance in your areas using agreed metrics and tools, conducting periodic supplier review meetings where performance is measured with agreed follow-up and action plans.
• Negotiate supplier price reductions by reviewing sourcing history and supplier capabilities to align parts with qualified, competitive manufacturers.
• Identify cost savings opportunities and variances by reviewing historical and competitive costs.
• Bring industry benchmarks, expertise, knowledge of trends, and other third-party data to prepare for vendor selection and negotiation.
• Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, aiming to achieve the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets business goals, supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use.
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed.
• Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance, and add value to JBT.
• Create a category strategy in conjunction with internal customers to ensure a comprehensive, unified approach for the category.
• Identify and achieve yearly cost savings value targets appropriate to the category aligned with annual budget processes

Qualifications:

• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related field. Master’s degree preferred in Supply Chain Management or related.
• 5-10 years of experience of relevant strategic sourcing and procurement operations experience in indirect categories for goods and services in matrixed organization.
• Blend of consulting and internal operation leadership roles (Operations Manager, Value Stream Manager) preferred.
• Prior experience with Indirect Services related responsibility (contingent workforce, consulting services, financial services, legal services, recruitment services, travel, HR services, training and office suppliers) and Indirect Products (MRO, packaging, abrasives, tooling, chemicals, energy, fleet, plant, property & equipment).
• Effective negotiation, communication, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of supply contracts with domestic and international suppliers
• Supplier management and engagement experience.
• Proficient in project management tools to drive progress and manage resources. Ability to learn and apply proprietary tools and systems.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data.
• Must be able to travel, up to 20%.
• Lean / Six-Sigma knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization/time management and problem-solving skills.

Interested?  

Please apply via the Apply Button on our website and upload your resume. For more information contact: Kathleen.FoodyKane@JBTC.com​

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JBT Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.  You must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future.