Global Senior Category Manager

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Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado with operations and presence in Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Japan and China, Sundyne is a global manufacturer of precision-engineered, highly reliable, safe and efficient centrifugal pumps and compressors for use in chemical, petrochemical, hydrocarbon, hydrogen, pharmaceutical, power generation and industrial applications. Sundyne is a leader in delivering precision-engineered and highly reliable pumps & compressors to many of the world’s most important markets, including energy, chemical, industrial, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, and renewable fuels. Sundyne pumps and compressors are available in API, ANSI/ASME, ISO and other industry compliant designs.  To learn more about the Sundyne family of precision-engineered pumps and compressors, please visit www.sundyne.com.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Owns, forms, and supports positive relationships with key suppliers, and internal stakeholders

• Drives bottom line results, improving service, risk, quality across managed spend categories

• Collects and refines data with the global team to initiate request for proposals and requests for quotations. Leads negotiation efforts and delivers compelling counteroffers to key supply relationships

• Identifies, develops, and leads the efforts to qualify high performing suppliers across the portfolio

• Develops long term thoughtful category strategies for global spend

• Challenges the performance capabilities of suppliers through identifying areas of efficiency in the operations process, optimizing the supply chain and eliminating waste

• Develops and implements risk mitigation reinforcements through cooperation with the suppliers for asset and employee redundancy and follows up on implementation of these programs driving results

• Validates current and future capacity capabilities by asset along with opportunities for portfolio optimization.

• Drives performance & quality improvement programs in partnership with Sundyne quality

• Develops supplier performance management and risk mitigation programs across Sundyne’s spend portfolio

• Constructs & modifies contract language to reduce risk exposure of the business

• Leads, presents key improvements, developments across strategic sourcing portfolio in business reviews to leadership

• Understands ongoing trends across the globe and adjusts strategy through integrating needed agility into supply chain plans

• Forecasts inflation for responsible spend categories appropriately based on market intelligence

• Suggests improvement, refinement to end-to-end supply chain processes

Skills & Abilities

• Six sigma or lean experience preferred

• Engineering experience preferred

• In depth understanding of strategic sourcing programs & practices

• Strong negotiations skills

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills

• Strong relational skills, ability to structure a compelling business proposition

• Agile, adaptable to the rapidly changing supply chain environment

• Ability to multi-task and manage the pressure of the supply chain environment

• Approximately 40% travel (global and domestic)

• Experience in a manufacturing environment required

• Experience with ERP systems

• Fluent in English

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10-15 years strategic sourcing experience

• Master’s degree preferred

• ISM/CPSM certification preferred

• Experience with ERP systems preferred

• Lean or Six Sigma experience certification preferred

Physical requirements 

• Ability to travel minimum 40% of the time

• Ability to lift up to thirty-five pounds

• Ability to work in a standard office setting

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Compensation Details

Annual Salary: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00

Additional Compensation

Salary Range for this position: $130K-150K (the salary offered will be determined based on the applicant’s education, experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, and will be compared with internal equity