Job title
as a category manager, you will play a key role in driving strategic initiatives and facilitating cross-business synergies.
this position is responsible for developing and deploying a category strategy that leverages synergies across businesses. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management, suppliers, operations, and scm personnel to support development of strategic initiatives and facilitate cross-business synergies.
* develop and deploy a category strategy that leverages synergies across businesses.
* work closely with senior management, suppliers, operations, and scm personnel to support development of strategic initiatives.
* facilitate cross-business synergies and drive results via fact-based negotiations.
the ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or business administration and a minimum of 5 years' professional experience in category management or procurement or a minimum of 7 years' professional experience in supply chain or operations.
preferred qualifications include professional supply chain related certification and an mba or master's degree in supply chain. The successful candidate will possess strong communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to coordinate cross-functional/global teams and influence and drive effective organizational change.
the job requires launching, managing, and negotiating rfqs for major programs, reviewing and approving compliance to category agreements and strategies based on eaton scm policies, developing innovative business solutions, forecasting commodity projections, and providing mitigation actions as applicable to ensure key metrics for the procurement function are achieved.
additionally, you will present new planning tools, methods, technical analysis, standards, and procurement opportunities with senior management that are aligned with scm/eaton strategic plans and cost reduction initiatives. Furthermore, you will benchmark procurement processes to develop and implement best practices throughout eaton and supply chain management.