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Admin/Clerical - Supply Agent (21725-1)
Location: US-PA-Mount Pleasant
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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to serve our Power Grids division as a Category Manager, contributing to Supply Chain Management operations for the High Voltage business unit in North America. This position will be based out of our facility in Mt. Pleasant, PA. Job Description: The Category Manager is responsible for local / regional / global contract management and negotiation. This role is responsible for assessing global markets and will develop and implement category strategies for all North American PGHV (Power Grids High Voltage) plants in USA, Canada and Mexico. The major focus will be on providing a strong supplier base, preferably from EM (Emerging Markets), while ensuring best cost and quality, on-time delivery and material availability for the businesses. Typical duties/responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Direct supplier selection for all categories and manage vendor development. Negotiate agreements with suppliers to manage inventory, quality, cost, and obtain best terms & conditions. Meet regularly with critical suppliers for discussion on performance, planning, pricing, and future development activities. Applies and implements SCM (Supply Chain Management) standards, tools, and processes in a multi-business organization. Lead internal cross-functional efforts to identify and quickly implement cost-reduction activities. Coordinate efforts of inter-company global sourcing teams focused on reducing cost through utilizing purchasing leverage, standardization, technology changes, and overall market knowledge. Leads commodity teams with representatives from all departments and PGHV sites to meet performance objectives. Negotiation skills to conduct complex local & global contracting, and to create supplier contracts that address cost & performance. Basic qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management; OR Master's degree and 6 years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management; OR Associate's degree and 10 years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management. Preferred qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, and/or Industrial Engineering would be helpful; other fields of study will also be considered.
- Recent strategic sourcing experience working with technical components, especially in manufacturing environments (multi-site and/or international experience is a plus).
- Excellent analytical capabilities to analyze category & business-relevant supply markets.
- Experienced in Transportation, Trade and Logistics processes and tools is a plus.
- Extensive experience working with high-volume and/or high-complexity components (electrical and machined).
- Demonstrated cost reduction track record with substantial cost savings.
- Demonstrated track record of leading category efforts (project management experience is a plus).
- Proficient in negotiations.
- Demonstrated ability to recognize category trends and develop strategies to mitigate inflation risks & strategies to optimize deflation.
- Experience working with SAP and/or other Material Requirements Planning [MRP] tools.
- Proficiency with software applications such as MS-Office (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Excellent communication skills in English (verbal & written); knowledge of additional languages is a plus.
Arete Technologies Inc
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