Regal Rexnord · 1 day ago
Category Manager Senior
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expRegal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer focused on providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit, and control motion. The Category Manager Senior will manage all activities associated with Direct Material products, providing global category leadership and working with key stakeholders to deploy strategies that drive value and sustainability in the supply chain.
AgricultureAutomotiveCommercialMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Manages complex multi-year supplier relationships aligned to enable our front-end portfolio strategies
Plans, organizes, directs, controls and communicates all strategic sourcing activities related to assigned commodities and services to cross functional supply, engineering, technical support and operations group
Conducts brainstorming sessions at facilities with cross functional teams to identify strategic opportunities and deployment priorities on cost saving initiatives
Provides oversight to sourcing/project managers on the deployment of projects with internal and external stakeholder
Collaborates with global and regional supply teams to identify, screen and qualify strategic suppliers
Works with global facilities to create regional and global material cost savings funnels that align with commercial strategies and financial targets
Drives spend analysis, including counter measures for projects that fall short of plan and makes decisions to remedy the issues to get the teams back on track to meet or exceed plan
Develops and delivers strategies that will deliver year over year cost savings
Possesses an understanding of total cost of ownership
Proactively assesses internal and external process improvements and influences effective change and drive innovation and continuous improvements
Collaborates with global business units on the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQ’s) and leads the screening and supplier selection process
Negotiate and drafts supplier contracts of sale, including payment terms, deliveries, price, freight terms, currency exchange, raw material steel fluctuation, inventory levels
Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future (industry trends in pricing and availability that will impact the business) material availability, and prepares market analysis reports
Responsible for timely reporting to agree upon KPI’s and presenting Strategic Sourcing plans, activities and progress
Qualification
Required
BA or BS degree required preferably in Supply Chain/Operations Management, minimum in a business/industrial related field
7 years' experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment with experience in strategic Procurement/Supply Chain, or similar position
Proven success of strategically working with suppliers
Experience sourcing in low cost regions
Experience working with multiple locations globally
Proven success in a change management and 'stretch' environment
Proven success in a matrix driven organization
Excellent working knowledge of industrial markets, suppliers and company requirements
Preferred
Ownership of [direct material] categories with general knowledge of other categories such as steel, resin, forgings and stampings are a plus
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
Paid Time Off and Holidays
401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
Paid Leaves
Tuition Assistance
Company
Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a manufacturer of airflow, motion control, and power transmission for commercial, industrial and residential settings.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.7B2023-01-09Post Ipo Debt· $4.7B
2018-12-05Acquired
2010-09-24IPO
Leadership Team
Louis Pinkham
CEO
Kevin Stack
CFO - Industrial Segment
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