Assistant Category Manager

SUMMARY

Mortenson is currently seeking an Assistant Category Manager who will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing sourcing strategies for pad-mounted and skidded equipment. This role will focus on optimizing costs, quality, and delivery while improving Supply Chain efficiencies and maintaining supplier relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in development and implementation of category strategy for assigned categories

  • Identify and engage with internal stakeholders across engineering, design phase and operations to capture category requirements

  • Assess potential opportunities for categories including spend segmentation, category maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis

  • In collaboration with Supply Chain management, develop sourcing strategy for categories detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefits

  • Adapt the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change

• Support annual category reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and risk mitigation strategies

  • Manage relationships with key suppliers

  • Maintain relationship with suppliers at the appropriate level

  • Support in the development of and facilitate supplier business reviews

  • In collaboration with Supply Chain quality management and operating group quality management, monitor supplier’s quality and delivery performance

• Leverage supplier relationship to assist Team Members with expedites as needed

  • Assist with the Financial Success of Category

  • Assist with the development of strategies to achieve financial and category initiative goals

  • Assist with the development of pricing strategies for project proposals as requested

  • Assist with monthly and annual category financial reviews with project information, metrics, forecast and strategy, if applicable

• Support material cost reductions for assigned categories

  • Assist in supplier contract negotiations

  • Aid in developing negotiation strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets, defining switching costs, and building total cost of ownership (TCO)

  • Closely monitor market drivers affecting the category including raw material pricing and availability, supplier capacity, industry disruptions and new products as applicable.

  • Responsible for forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation

• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, engineering, or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience

• Minimum 7 years of experience

• Current driver’s license

• Knowledge of construction processes, equipment and materials, purchasing processes and procedures

• Negotiating, organizing, planning, verbal and communication skills

• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and negotiations skills

• Effective communication and presentation skills

• Strong organization, planning and decision-making skills

• Ability to influence without authority

• Active listening skills and effective communication including an openness to diverse input and feedback

• Technical understanding of power conversion technology

• Ability to travel up to 20-30%

A few benefits offered include:

(for Non-Craft & Non-Union Craft working 25+ hours / week)

• Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage

• Dental plan

• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match

• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves

• Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance

• No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources

• Tuition reimbursement

• Adoption Assistance

• Gym Membership Discount Program

The base pay range for this role is…