Senior Category Specialist
Senior Category Specialist
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Job Description
Development implementation and monitoring of category strategies for assigned categories / subcategories of spend
Identification of suppliers that are strategic for John Crane and managing the relationships of these key suppliers
Responsible for having an approved supplier panel for their assigned categories / subcategories of spend and this is implemented and usage is maximized
Accountability for ensuring the most uptodate knowledge of the supplier market including new innovations and key emerging technologies relevant to assigned category / subcategory of spend
Responsibility for supporting major / business critical supplier selection exercises to support business needs as well as the deployment implementation and monitoring of category strategies.
Implementation of commercial models to drive growth in savings.
Support the development and implementation of costbased reduction strategies capable of delivering annual target savings.
Collaborate with the wider team to identify products with sole/single source and make recommendations.
Gather external and internal market intelligence to assist in driving value from the supply chain
Build effective supplier relationships maintain communication and drive continuous improvement of suppliers within the category (with the support of Supplier Performance Management Team if needed)
Responsibility for ensuring that the suppliers provide the competitiveness required to support the business and to introduce optimal supply base changes to support businesswinning capability.
Create negotiation and pricing strategies to reduce COGS
Responsible for providing guidance to the Global Sourcing team to ensure new supplier sourcing is in line with Category Strategies
Qualifications :
Graduate
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
