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AAON, Inc. · 1 day ago

Sr. Category Manager

Tulsa, OK

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

AAON, Inc. is a company focused on optimizing the Total Cost of Ownership for materials and services. The Senior Category Manager will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management while collaborating with executive leadership and stakeholders to identify opportunities for savings and drive higher performance within the organization.

Energy EfficiencyHeating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)IndustrialManufacturing

Responsibilities

Leading cross-functional teams on project-based initiatives to develop and implement key elements of the category strategy (supply market analysis, contract, supplier performance)

Establishing, maintaining, and communicating business requirements, importance of the materials and services required, and process improvement methods utilized to support Supply Chain initiatives

Identifying strategies to support dynamic business needs and obtain internal stakeholder buy-in across all levels of the organization

Performing assessments for the goods and/or services being evaluated; develop detailed supply market analyses; perform value chain analyses; and construct cost models to facilitate long-term management of AAON spend

Optimizing the total cost of the product or service by leveraging spend across both Legacy AAON and BASX business units, forming key supplier alliances, consolidating the supplier base, and driving efficiencies within AAON’s supply chain

Developing negotiation strategies by identifying and quantifying gives, takes and best alternatives

Coordinating the preparation and execution of commercial agreements in a manner that mitigates risk between AAON and its supplier

Identifying and monitoring leading supply market indicators to proactively adjust category strategies, negotiate/re-negotiate commercial agreements and mitigate supply risk

Working with key stakeholders and suppliers to create accurate service/material forecasts needed to ensure alignment with category strategies

Driving Supplier performance management through measurement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), communication of operational performance and identification of areas where improvement is needed

Qualification

Strategic sourcingCategory managementContract negotiationsSupplier performance managementExcelSAPAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsLeadership

Required

Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or related and ten years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or general supply chain leadership experience within various industries. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

In-depth knowledge of category management, strategic sourcing processes, procedures & practices Executed multiple, large contract / commercial negotiations

Proven track record applying complex category management techniques, including supply market analysis, TCO principles, and strategy development

Working knowledge of evaluation modeling experience, including cost/benefit and present value analysis

In-depth Excel knowledge and experience