Associate Category Manager - Facilities, EHS & Construction

Location: Davidson

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** Where is the work:*
* Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

** What's in it for you:*
* The Associate Category Manager
- Facilities, EHS & Construction role has the responsibility for strategic category management leading negotiations and purchases for the entire organization.  The Associate Category Manager
- Facilities, EHS & Construction has the critical responsibility of managing and supporting business needs with internal partners to identify and manage a supply base to deliver value across all SBUs.

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* What you will do:

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Collaboration:

Identify, engage and align with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, quality or other business partners) to capture category requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality.

+ Responsible for multi-year strategy development, execution of Indirect Procurement processes, and supplier relationship management

+ Develop relationships and communication strategies with internal partners to identify business needs and align the supply base to achieve strategic direction

+ Responsible for building and managing strategic supplier relationships through a formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process to improve supplier performance metrics including quality, delivery, productivity, and innovation

+ Provide guidance and oversight of the sourcing process to ensure spending is awarded to provide the maximum value

+ Lead the development and negotiation of contracts through the Contract Lifecycle Management process while maximizing value and minimizing risk

+ Partner with Regional and Global Procurement teams to ensure delivery of productivity, cost avoidance, and cash flow

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Risk Management:

Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance

+ Expected travel requirements are 10-15%

** What you will bring:*
* + Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field.

+ 2+ years of procurement / sourcing experience, ex: consulting, purchasing / buyer, and/or analyst experience.

+ Ability to assess vendors and demonstrated negotiating skills.

+ Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions and strong conflict resolution skills.

+ Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.

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Competencies:

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** Communication Skills
- ** Exhibits enthusiasm, influences customers, represents Procurement with SBU leadership, presentation, and messaging skills (understanding the audience)

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** Supply Chain Acumen**  - Established long-term strategies, champions development and utilization of globally competitive tools and processes, drives for optimal business results focused on meeting the needs of the business.

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** Project Management**  - Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to align objectives, manages global project portfolio and oversees overall implementation.

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** Global Business Thinking/Strategizing**  - Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets, technology, and geopolitical changes; drives this knowledge into short and long-term strategies.

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** Problem Solving**  - Understands customer expectations; keeps abreast of competitor/related industry problems; anticipates and avoids potential problems; supports team problem-solving and corrective action plan implementation.

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** Relationship Management**  - Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional peers, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationships with industry peers and supplier leaders, and reinforces lead on voice to the supply base.

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** Change Management**  - Develops and utilizes change management tools to educate business on key strategies and business objectives to support the vision of indirect procurement.

** Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:*
* $56,300.00 - $

** Compensation Type:*
* Salary

** Incentive Eligible:*
* No

** Sales Commission Eligible:*
* No

** Disclaimer** :
We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience,  travel requirements, and union…