Senior Category Manager

**Senior Category Manager - JB 35**
- Senior Category Manager leads and develops strategy for external Spend Categories (Raw Material, Components, Outside Processing, MRO) in conjunction with Procurement and Location Leadership. (NOTE: Initial Primary Responsibility will be Raw Material.)
- Manage the performance and development of suppliers to reduce risk of supply shortages to maintain and improve Location manufacturing and delivery performance.
- Works with Location Operation Leadership, Quality Management, and Customers on the development and implementation of qualification programs for critical 2 nd sources.
- Ensure the best total cost position for all external spend within the Category, the lowest sourcing risks, and the best supplier performance.
- Provide both support and guidance to Procurement, Operations, and Sales at the Locations to improve the overall alignment between Demand and Supply, with primary focus on Raw Material.
- Support actions / programs from customers to achieve efficient supply planning, qualification of new suppliers, and participation in enablement programs.
- Drive to function at world-class level by establishing best-in-class procurement processes and policies and utilization of state-of-the-art procurement systems and tools.

Major Activities/Key Challenges:

- Responsible for HFS Spend within the respective Category, including price negotiations, terms & conditions, lead times, assisting Locations in obtaining purchase order acknowledgements, etc.
- Develop midterm strategic initiatives and perform periodic assessment of supplier technical/manufacturing capabilities and volume capacity.
- Organize communication framework between suppliers and Location planners and buyers (RM, Components, OSP) with a focus on standard demand planning tools (forecast) and performance reviews cadence
- Develop robust structured supplier onsite reviews to ensure HFS priority and to assess performance (production, delivery, quality).
- Develop standardized KPI performance reporting (OTD, Lead Times, Capacity, OAKs issued), organize periodic performance feedback to suppliers and negotiate/drive/monitor recovery plans as necessary.
- Work with the Locations to implement 2 nd sourcing for critical Products, with a primary focus on Raw Material.
- Lead, co-lead, or support activities as required to meet objectives, such as Kaizen workshops, Consignment Programs, Stocking Programs.
- Create common real time database around key suppliers and inventories for all manufacturing sites in order to facilitate consolidation and coordination (performance, leverage and standardization).
- Support End Customers requests related to the respective Category
- Visit regularly key manufacturing locations

Basic:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain, and / or Logistics from an accredited Institution or equivalent skills demonstrated from past experience and achievements.
- 7 - 10 years of Procurement experience, preferably in aerospace, across a broad spectrum of Categories, including raw materials, purchased components, and MRO.
- French native speaker and very fluent english ( or the reverse ).

Preferred:

- 10 - 15 years in Procurement Management.
- 5 - 7 years International Experience.
- bilingual French / English ( one as native speaker ).
- Engineering degree and / or MBA in Business Administration / Economics or similar.
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Understands the stringent technical aspects of RM specifications.
- Innovative / Strategic thinker.
- Able to interface with Senior Leadership.