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ALKEGEN · 2 months ago

Procurement Category Manager - Indirect Materials and Services

Dallas, Texas

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Alkegen is a leading specialty materials company focused on battery technologies and filtration media. The Procurement Category Manager Indirect is responsible for developing global category strategies, managing supplier risk, and ensuring supplier performance for indirect materials and services.

Industrial EngineeringMachinery Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Together with the Senior Manager Global Procurement (Indirect and Capex), create a culture of procurement excellence so that procurement is viewed as a strategic partner, commercially responsible for procurement of all materials and services across Alkegen

Function as the subject matter expert, viewed as the strategic sourcing and negotiation authority sought out by business leaders to support large scale and ongoing negotiations for purchases of indirect materials and services

Build internal capability - encompassing people, processes and technologies - across procurement, engineering, manufacturing, finance, customer service, etc. allowing Alkegen to leverage its size and global position to identify supply partners that position for optimal growth and profitability

Under the framework of the global procurement plan for Alkegen, develop the spend analysis and procurement plan establishing the approach for large contracts, grouping across sites, and the general plan to improve purchasing processes at each plant/site

Develop specific category team plans for assigned spend categories, including milestones, savings targets, resource requirements and implementation plans

Develop specific facility goals and large contract/commodity goals; track financial results, implementation performance and supplier performance. Identify gaps and variances in performance and make adjustments to restore performance to plan

Monitor external markets for commercial opportunities and challenges, identify and resolve gaps between business requirements and supplier performance and identify and resolve gaps in business unit compliance with procurement policies, programs and contracts; pinpoint the required resources for resolution, escalating issues as required

Lead development of quotation strategy; manage development of Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents to be distributed to qualified suppliers; lead detailed comparison of supplier RFQ responses; structure analyses to help stakeholders compare strengths and weaknesses of suppliers and their proposals

Lead the development of negotiation strategies, cost modelling and sensitivity/scenario analysis to help stakeholders understand trade-offs and business benefits of various negotiation strategies/outcomes

Lead negotiations with shortlisted suppliers; communicate results to business; develop final sourcing recommendation(s) and ensure broad support among stakeholders

Make award notification(s); continue to lead strategic sourcing project through contracting, confirming that negotiated outcomes are properly reflected in final contract language, and through implementation and ongoing governance and supplier relationship management

Travel may be required of to 25%

Qualification

Category strategy developmentProcurement principlesNegotiation strategiesSupply Chain ManagementContract managementSupplier relationship managementFinancial analysisCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business or MCIPS certified

3-5 years experience in procurement or related process-driven field

1+ year experience working with contracts / agreements

Experience of creating category strategies and implementing strategy into tangible results

Knowledge in concepts of negotiating and general procurement principles

Company

ALKEGEN

Alkegen is a specialty materials platform that provides high-performance materials used in advanced applications such as filtration media. It is a sub-organization of Clearlake Capital Group.

Founded in 1891

Buffalo, New York, USA

5001-10000 employees