Category Manager - Facilities, Engineering, CAPEX

Global Category Manager - Indirect Procurement Facilities, Engineering, CAPEX, is a global category manager and a key leader role working with the markets and global procurement teams to deliver best value across the indirect spend portfolio for the Facilities and / or Engineering Categories.

We are looking for procurement experience in Greenfielding or Brownfielding Capital investments for plant transitions and Capacity expansions.

Primary responsibilities for role :

• Act as trusted adviser to business partners in the vendor sourcing process, communicating strategic approach for vendor negotiations and / or ongoing projects.
• Lead full range of projects from transactional to complex, spanning all types of third-party services. Identify data and research resources in the industry.
• Develop programs and projects to enable delivery of the short- and long-term objectives
• Influences and shapes category strategies, tactics and plans developed in conjunction with the Business and the global procurement team
• Partner with internal organizations to : define requirements; assist with identifying vendors; lead RFx process and evaluations; provide vendor evaluation framework and make recommendations on vendor selection.
• Conduct analysis, coordinate key partner participation (Legal, Engineering, Facilities , Finance, etc.) and complete supporting administrative processes.
• Facilitate efforts across multiple products / brands as well as multiple geographies in developing solutions to problems.
• Build, communicate, and initiate sourcing project work plan and timeline. Identify supporting efforts, dependencies or barriers. Identify and track any sourcing issues, supervise and report progress
• Coaches team in the use of sophisticated commercial models, reports and forecasts to challenge and strengthen decision making processes across the business area
• Optimizes key relationships across to take full advantage of efficiencies and leverage best practice
• Networks externally to ensure awareness of current world class thinking
• Coaches and identifies development opportunities for indirect reports, ensuring appropriate succession planning and creation of a strong development culture

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