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Pierce Manufacturing · 2 days ago

Category Specialist

Appleton, WI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$73K/yr - $118K/yr

3+ years exp

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Company, builds trucks that protect people and communities around the world. The Category Specialist role supports the organization by gathering and manipulating spend and commodity data to develop sourcing strategies and category management.

Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Data gathering and manipulation

Knowledge of data analytics tools; data analytics in a specific commodity/category

Critical thinking skills forming to connect the category data to the business

Knowledge of suppliers and supply markets

Knowledge of supplier relationships management and engagement

Understand supply market trends and how they impact the business

Skill for engineering technical drawings understanding, taxonomy and technical grammar

Gain an understanding of category the global market place

Assist and lead long-term agreement negotiations

Identify and communicate supply chain risk

Understand and communicate category/commodity prices including total cost of ownership models

Support strategic sourcing initiatives, with development understanding of strategic sourcing process

Regularly use influencing skills; utilizes project management to lead and coordinate programs from concept through launch and may be participant on council

Qualification

Data analytics toolsSupply chain managementSupplier relationship managementStrategic sourcingTechnical drawings understandingMicrosoft OfficeCritical thinkingOrganizational skillsTime managementTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree and three (3) or more years of experience in Supply Chain Management or a related field

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

Ability to travel 10-20%

Data gathering and manipulation

Knowledge of data analytics tools; data analytics in a specific commodity/category

Critical thinking skills forming to connect the category data to the business

Knowledge of suppliers and supply markets

Knowledge of supplier relationships management and engagement

Understand supply market trends and how they impact the business

Skill for engineering technical drawings understanding, taxonomy and technical grammar

Gain an understanding of category the global market place

Assist and lead long-term agreement negotiations

Identify and communicate supply chain risk

Understand and communicate category/commodity prices including total cost of ownership models

Support strategic sourcing initiatives, with development understanding of strategic sourcing process

Regularly use influencing skills; utilizes project management to lead and coordinate programs from concept through launch and may be participant on council

Preferred

Purchasing experience within the manufacturing industry

Ability to effectively communicate

Ability to work in a team environment

Strong organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to detail

Strong time-management and prioritization skills, able to multi-task and prioritize competing requirements and meet deadlines

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where requirements are constantly changing

Experience and proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc

Company

Pierce Manufacturing

Pierce Manufacturing is an Appleton, Wisconsin based manufacturer of custom fire and rescue apparatus. It is a sub-organization of Frontline Communications.

Founded in 1913

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

1001-5000 employees