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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.If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for aCategory Manager on our Global Supply Chain Solutions TeamYour Day-to-Day:This position is responsible for leading category and operational management for assigned commodities. The position takes direction from the Director of Category Management 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.Primary relationship owner for suppliers within assigned commodities.Responsible for managing the segmentation of assign spend into subcommodity groups to create levers to achieve operational excellenceDevelops and maintains an overall commodity 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 commodity 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 productivityDevelop a productive working relationship with peers on other teams: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and ProcurementWho You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:BA/BS degree required (Preferably MBA or MS in any field of engineering)Minimum 7 years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with large, complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, with a focus on procurement)Minimum 5 years of experience in negotiations including RFI, RFP, RFQ and contract developmentStrong Negotiating, Benchmarking, Market Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skillsExperience with vendor management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administrationDemonstrated ability to gather, analyze and draw conclusions from quantitative dataStrong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and engage at all organizational levels, ability to cultivate and sustain high quality professional relationshipsAbility to work individually or as part of a team environmentMust be creative and have strong problem-solving skills along with time-management, prioritizing, planning and self-direction skillsAbility to maintain long term productive relationship with suppli rs (SRM)Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ProjectERP system or similar system experience in a global environment is beneficial (SAP & Ariba)Quantitative Analysis: Skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues.Influence: can influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority.Recognition of Opportunity: Recognizes new opportunities and acts to take advantage of them.Assertiveness: Able to defend a point of view and to confront others appropriately when necessary; unafraid to take controversial positions and challenge the conventional wisdom or status quo.Creative Thinking: Able to think creatively, generating new ideas and approaches to situations.Written Communication: A good writer; expresses ideas and positions clearly.Cross Cultural: Able to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.Technical Expertise: Extensive knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPointMulti-Tasker: Ability to prioritize multiple stakeholders and competing priorities to meet critical business needs in timely mannerWhy Westinghouse?
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 AccountabilityWestinghouse 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:
Competitive Salary
Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
Paid Vacations and Holidays
Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
Educational Reimbursement Program
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