Global Category manager - Quality control CAPEX (Robotics)

Overview

Global Category Manager for QC CAPEX (Robotics), translating divisional category strategy into sub-category sourcing plans and driving supplier performance, value delivery and contracting.

What you'll do

• Translate global divisional Category strategy into effective sub-category strategies, sourcing plans and implementation activities.
• Lead sourcing initiatives within QC CAPEX (Robotics) and deliver agreed procurement savings and value targets.
• Contribute to the overall Category strategy, including supplier segmentation, strategic supplier identification and business planning.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships, establish consistent performance indicators and address supplier performance risks and issues promptly.
• Lead major contracting activities within the sub-category, ensuring negotiated agreements are clearly communicated and consistently applied.
• Gather supplier information and feedback from divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.
• Support the delivery of relevant Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics and other measures of financial and customer value.
• Manage budgets and resource allocation within the area of responsibility, ensuring priority projects are appropriately resourced and delivered.
• Manage the performance and development of direct reports and contribute to the development of indirect team members, where applicable.

What you'll need

• 9+ years of total experience and significant experience in laboratory equipment and automation, robotics, procurement, strategic sourcing or Category Management, with responsibility for complex sourcing initiatives.
• Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and sourcing plans.
• Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
• Demonstrated commercial capability, including supplier negotiations and the management of significant contracts.
• Experience delivering procurement savings, value and relevant performance measures.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions, countries, sites and business areas.
• Experience managing complex projects, priorities, budgets and resources within a procurement environment.
• Leadership capability, including experience managing and developing teams and talent.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with sourcing technology-intensive solutions, considering lifecycle cost, scalability, interoperability and supplier or technology dependency.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad (Office).