Indirect Global Category Manager - CapEx - Urgently Hiring!

Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader. Our team members are part of a company with a heritage of leadership, a focus on shaping the future, and a mission dedicated to alleviating pain and improving the quality of life for people around the world.

What You Can Expect

The primary responsibilities of the Procurement Manager are to manage end-to-end procurement activities for CapEx category and lead cross-functional supplier qualifications for their assigned category. They will be responsible for securing total cost of ownership reductions for CapEx category, define global strategy, and work with other counterparts globally to execute the regional strategies.

How You'll Create Impact

• End-to-end accountability for defining the category and supplier strategy with stakeholders and delivering year-over-year cost reduction within their category.
• Strategic interface with suppliers and accountable for building strong and strategic supplier relationships.
• Understand supplier market dynamics / intelligence and use it as input into the strategy.
• Monitor and report compliance to Source-to-Pay process for their category / suppliers.
• Drive supplier selection according to strategy, develop supplier base, and identify new suppliers.
• Ensure alignment, anticipate changes, and drive activities based on supply market changes and broader company / functional strategy.
• Lead contract and price negotiations with suppliers.
• Create and update supplier list according to category strategy.
• Work closely with key stakeholders, member organizations and corporate functions to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans.
• Build relationships with global plant leaders and influence them to ensure spend for equipment is being funneled to strategic suppliers.
• Identify and define procurement best practices both within and external to Zimmer Biomet and ensure that those best practices are implemented in their category.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all the essential funtions of the position. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

What Makes You Stand Out

Your Background

Travel Expectations

Expected Compensation Range

$113,407 - $142,000

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