Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Category Manager

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Job Description

The Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Category Manager will lead Strategic Sourcing activities for a complex portfolio of goods & services, provide strategic thought leadership, lead Internal Relationship Management, and support Supplier Relationship Management activities within the MRO & Secondary Packaging categories. This category represents, conservatively, $70M of spend.

In this position you will work closely with business stakeholders across all of the Fortune Brand operating companies to understand business needs and develop/execute sourcing strategies to reduce total cost of ownership by leveraging world-class negotiation skills, tools, and processes. This position will develop strong cross-functional working relationships while executing value-driven projects and implementing best practices. The Category Manager will work closely with Operations and Finance across the organization.

This role is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, reporting into the Deerfield, IL office. 

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

• Partner with key stakeholders and senior leadership to understand strategic direction, business objectives, supply requirements, and priorities in order to develop and execute effective sourcing and demand management strategies
• Build and manage overall project pipeline through category expertise and stakeholder collaboration and buy-in
• Overall responsibility for developing, communicating, and implementing procurement strategies for spend categories
• Achieve stakeholders’ business objectives using best practice to effectively capture value (i.e. cost improvements, supplier consolidation, cost avoidance, process improvements, risk mitigation)
• Develop and maintain deep subject matter expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio set to provide insights that influence actionable outcomes, driving best practices through cross-functional engagement
• Negotiate supplier agreements with the appropriate commercial, legal, and risk considerations
• Drive the use of new and existing supply market data sources in conjunction with best practices to improve current and long-term performance 
• Ensure stakeholders, team members, and suppliers are in compliance with all FBIN policies and procedures

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Indirect Procurement
• Bachelor's degree 
• A minimum of 5 years experience in sourcing MRO / industrial supplies, PPE, consumables, pallets, shrink/stretch wrap and more.
• Deep understanding of best-in-class procurement practices including extensive end-to-end experience in Sourcing process, Negotiations, Supplier Analysis, Industry Analysis, and RFx expertise
• Strong contract negotiations skillset, including the redlining and partnering with Legal
• Experience with Agile business methodology a plus
• Able to travel as required (up to 20%) 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• A self-starter who can prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand business needs
• Exceptional strategy development, interpersonal, consultative, presentation, relationship building, leadership, organizational, written and verbal skills
• Strong project management and analytical skills that include the ability to work independently and lead teams on large cross-functional projects
• Ensures accountability; holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Demonstrate a strategic business mindset, organizational savvy, and balance multiple stakeholder interests simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgement
• Cultivates innovation; introduces new, creative ideas and ways of looking at problems while encouraging diverse thinking
• Strategic Mindset; prepares for the future and cr