Mid-Level Category Management Specialist

Responsibilities

• Leading supply chain strategy, including suppliers to grow, maintain, develop, and exit
• Developing and managing strategic supplier relationships
• Informing sourcing activities, including strategic sourcing, alternate / dual sourcing, part qualification, customer qualification / approval, long-term contracting
• Negotiating agreements, including letters of intent (LOIs), memorandums of understanding (MOUs), pricing, distribution rights / agreements, capacity agreements, exclusivity rights, most favored nation terms, etc.
• Issuing and assessing requests for information (RFI), requests for proposals (RFP), requests for quotes (RFQ), and/or other solicitations
• Developing new sources / manufacturers, including conducting capability assessments, capacity assessments, customer and part qualification / approval
• Collaborating with BCA and BDS Category Management

• 6+ years of related work experience
• 4+ years of Supply Chain experience
• 2+ years of experience with risk identification and mitigation plans
• Experience working cross functionally and building positive relationships
• Experience in problem solving and strategic decision making
• Ability to travel to support business and team requirements (approximately 10-20% of the time)

• supply chain strategy
• strategic sourcing
• part qualification
• customer qualification
• long-term contracting
• negotiation
• risk identification
• risk mitigation
• capability assessments
• capacity assessments

• relationship building
• problem solving
• strategic decision making
• collaboration
• cross-functional teamwork