Category Manager

Marmon Food service Technologies, Inc.

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.
** About The Job
** Though you may not know us by name, you’ve most likely enjoyed meals and refreshments supported by our industry-leading brand portfolio. For decades, we’ve designed and manufactured food service equipment for some of the world’s biggest, most recognized consumer brands. We are driven to innovate with a clear purpose in mind: to enhance the eating and drinking experience, nourishing the people and communities we serve.

As a key member of Supply Chain team, the Category Manager will lead, develop and implement category and supply resiliency strategies, supplier performance management, contract negotiations, and identify and lead cost savings opportunities to ensure we maintain best value. The role will be responsible for ensuring the strategies support sourcing lowest total cost of ownership (TCO), while also meeting other business requirements, including engineering, quality, commercial and product roadmaps.
** What You’ll Do
*** Design and execute category strategies, with a focus on delivering best overall business value (cost, quality, delivery, technology) for MFT, including:  + Ensure business requirements are well understood and executed within the category plan  + Establishing how we will use platforming and commonality of technology and materials across products and other ways to simplify our supply base.  + Defining expectations for the role our suppliers will play and expectations for them in terms of the level needed from them to provide new technology, participate in new product development and the service levels required to support production and after sales processes.  

+ Partnering with Operations to determine our outsourcing or in sourcing roadmap for each category and key components and subassemblies in them  + Geographic expectations for our supply base and levels of localization that can be achieved.
* Establish / align resources to support initiatives, defined strategies, and annual budget needs of the organization
* Determine goals and objectives of the team and balance priorities.
* Identify and drive continuous improvement, including process and reporting efficiencies.
* Report out and establish monthly review meetings, sharing actions and results
* Work with the Procurement operations team to address supplier delivery issues, as needed
* Drive supplier performance and development through proactive utilization of the Supplier Scorecard to benchmark and improve supplier performance through the frequent communication of MFT’s expectations and requirements
* Establish relationships with key suppliers critical to the success of MFT going forward.
* Lead supplier negotiations
* Collaborate cross functionally with leadership of other functions to ensure project success
* Lead the develop the MFT supply strategy, articulate the plan, and execute.
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization.
* Ability to articulate complex problems concisely, allowing for understanding and fast decision making.
* Demonstrated ability to indirectly influence across functional teams ensuring the right solutions for the business
* Brings forth a continuous improvement mindset
* Provide complex and sophisticated data analysis to drive quick and correct decision-making.
* Lead change management efforts around the supply chain process while creating alignment and integration internally and externally.
* Take a proactive approach to problem solving.
** Who You Are
*** Strategic mindset with the ability to simplify and present complex ideas / concepts.
* Strong negotiations skills facilitating the ability to negotiate with diverse set of suppliers across multiple regions and close out negotiations
* Highly detailed with a systematic approach, sense of…