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Global Category Manager
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
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0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Global Category Manager
Ashland
• Develop Category Strategy plans following 7 step strategic sourcing methodology and use appropriate support tools to drive results and deliver savings • Ensuring all procurement services are met for the assigned Ashland business units, plants, labs, and / or facilities • Negotiate, implement, and manage strategic contracts to ensure optimum cost and reliable supply • Identify and lead opportunities for cost savings, better efficiency, and other areas of improvement; recommend and/or implement policy or process changes, as appropriate • Develop and deploy supply risk assessment and mitigation programs to ensure business continuity • Manage the full vendor lifecycle, including supplier identification, due diligence, qualification trials,, contracting and operational and performance reviews, including resolving operational issues related to supply challenges • Facilitating RFP / RFQ / RFI and preparing Coupa sourcing / bidding events according to engineering specifications and / or business requirements • Conducting bid analysis with a cross functional team and awarding based on internal team consensus • Lead cross-functional global teams • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers driving optimized value through strategic relationship management program • Representing as Corporate Agent: Ensuring Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Policies are enforced • Ensuring strict compliance to Ashland’s Zero Incident Culture and Responsible Care Guidelines
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of strategic Indirect Procurement and/or Tolling Procurement Services and/or related experience required
- Minimum Education: bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering discipline; MBA and / or CPSM Certification a plus
- Leading a team and directly managing complex multi category spend greater than $70MM
- Experience in Chemical or Pharmaceutical industry and/or in Fortune 500 companies a plus
- Demonstrated knowledge of category management and use of 7SSS (Step Strategic Sourcing) methodology
- Demonstrated knowledge of applying TCO (total cost of ownership) and other methodologies in evaluating suppliers’ proposals
- Strong knowledge of deploying and leveraging Supplier Relationship Management program in a global supply base
- Demonstrated expertise in deploying supply Risk Assessment and Mitigation program in diverse categories of materials
- Demonstrated knowledge of Contracting practices and processes in a global environment
- Strong communication, follow-up, presentation, and teamwork skills to be performed with a sense of urgency as required.
- Good knowledge of Coupa and other tools such as SAP, Ariba
Benefits
- industry competitive salary and benefits
- pay-for-performance incentive plans
- diverse work environment
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