- Drive category management including quality, delivery cost via data-based decisions.
- Responsible for category growth and profitability.
- Ultimate ownership of vendor partnerships programs.
- Drive-out cost within our existing categories
- Secure additional product in times of constrained inventory.
- Develop new vendor partnerships.
- Initiate execute product category line reviews.
- Utilize vendor scorecards to drive improvement.
- Conducts category and spend analysis for respective areas of control.
- Executes supplier relationship management activities to improve supplier performance, evaluation and qualification.
- Achieves targets for strategic sourcing activities including total spend, fill-rates, inventory on hand.
- Responsible for sourcing of North American products in support of the New Product Development Pipeline.
- Strong data-based negotiation skills.
- Strategic sourcing and/or product management experience.
- Successful track record of planning executing cost-out initiatives such as category line reviews.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally to our vendor partners.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite Software and relevant tools/technology.
- SAP proficiency preferred.
- CareLeads with care; genuinely invested in the success and well-being of co-workers, customers, and the business.
- Winning TogetherBuilds collaborative and positive relationships with team members and customers to win in the marketplace.
- Working HardReliably and consistently committed to the work at hand, showing up on time, meeting promised deadlines, and putting in the necessary time, energy, and effort to successfully get the job done.
- Working SmartUses time and resources wisely, always seeking a better way to complete tasks and reduce unnecessary activities.
- Working FastAnticipates and quickly adapts to change; moves quickly, fails fast, and efficiently pushes forward to deliver results.
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Category Manager - Irving, United States - PrimeSource Building Products
Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Category Manager
Reports to: Sr. Director of North American Procurement Vendor Management
Direct Reports: None
Position Summary:
The Category Manager will be responsible for strategic management of designated categories including such things as performing RFPs, supplier selection, supplier negotiation, vendor management. This individual is committed to driving cost savings and efficiency by fostering strong supplier relationships and is responsible for driving cost-out to directly impact the bottom line.
Essential Functions:
BLUEPRINT/ ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES
All those joining PrimeSource Brands are expected to strive to live our Blueprint to fulfill our organizational "why" - to build our tomorrow, today. The key competencies of the Blueprint are:
PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. prohibits discrimination in all aspects of its personnel policies, program practices and operations and relationships with employees and applicants, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring and merit promotion. PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. promotes programs of affirmative recruitment and employment at all levels of PrimeSource Building Products, Inc.. PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. subscribes to, and will implement to the full extent, all applicable laws that promote equality of opportunity.
PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities, and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within PrimeSource Building Products, Inc.
