Halyard Health · 7 hours ago

Procurement Category Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop strategic approaches for the direct raw material categories for all O&M businesses.

Develop thorough category strategies to drive value based on an understanding of business unit needs, the supply market, spend analysis and benchmarking. Effectively document, communicate and gain buy-in for the strategies.

Research, select, develop and maintain adequate sources of supply to ensure the requirements of the categories are met with the optimum quality, service and cost to use.

Ability to successfully reach business objectives through supplier negotiations by analyzing the market and supply dynamics related to supplier proposals to develop a matrix of negotiation scenarios. Engages business leaders to align on acceptable negotiation outcomes. Develops a negotiation trade plan, counterarguments, opening positions, and plan for executing negotiations.

Lead the development of risk analyses, assessments and mitigation plans for categories of spend. Manage supplier network for assigned commodities to provide sufficient materials and services to meet highest short-range requirements, protect against temporary supply interruptions and provide for long-range growth needs. Develop and execute a plan to quickly and effectively manage any supply interruptions.

Interact with stakeholders to develop, engage and lead supplier relationships in order to extract the greatest value in cost, security of supply, risk management, sustainability and innovation. Manage the ongoing performance of our suppliers including objective setting and supplier evaluations where warranted.

Comprehend and provide constructive input on legal contract documents related to purchasing terms, conditions, indemnification, intellectual property ownership, etc.

Knowledgeable about the markets and how they affect price, availability, or supply chain logistics. Use specific market analysis to predict behavior and supply risks to the organization and adjust strategies to minimize the effects of market change.

Forecast timely price and availability information on assigned commodities for the various consuming businesses and communicate this information to appropriate personnel in the company so it is properly integrated into business strategy and decision-making.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of corporate policies and procedures, as well as related governmental laws and regulations to ensure purchasing activities are conducted within the parameters of each.

Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.

Communicate fully with superiors, subordinates and others who have need to know in a way that is timely, complete, concise; candid, accurate; clear, and responsive. Be informative without being obtrusive or vexatious.

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Procurement processesStrategic sourcingSupplier Relationship ManagementData analysisCost modelingProcess improvementProject managementMaster’s degreeSix Sigma certificationLean certificationCPM certificationCPIM certificationSAP experience