Vontier Corporation
Corporate Sr. Manager - Global Category Leader, Engineered Products
Vontier Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, us, 27497
Purpose of Position
The key purpose of this position to develop and establish a robust category management process and plan for assigned categories of Engineered Components with the goal of reducing revenue risk for Vontier Opcos associated with these categories of parts and achieving OMX cost saving initiative. This role will help advance the overall Global Category Management (GCM) initiatives in VNT as we transform from facility-based sourcing to a more globally leveraged and optimized approach. This category is a key enabler to combine the “Simplification” efforts together with “GCM”.
Key Responsibilities •
Ownership of Category Strategy Plan Process for Specific focused Categories assigned. Highest focus placed on assurance of supply and saving initiatives. •
Develop strategic & financial plans related to assigned categories. •
Have an established network and relationship with market suppliers in the Engineered Products •
Manage the benchmark components cost tool where we could benchmark the actual cost that our Engineered products is paying vs market std cost and identify cost saving opportunity •
Develop and implement “best-in-class” supply chain processes and procedures. •
Provide coaching, mentoring and support to Opcos relevant Category team members. •
Champion Category Core Team Initiatives Throughout Vontier •
Influence Engineering component selection during the design phase and manage through VAVE and Should cost tools •
Develop and drive implementation of Vontier ‘Preferred’ Suppliers Across the Enterprise •
Actively Participate in Preparation and Executing Corporate-Wide Sourcing Events •
Consider global and regional product and service needs in strategy development; consider current and future needs in strategy development. •
Ability to think globally but even taking in consideration that some manufacturers are still having a strong regional organization • Leverage price/Inventory agreement with manufacturer/distributor for all Vontier Opcos spend
Key Responsibilities •
Ownership of Category Strategy Plan Process for Specific focused Categories assigned. Highest focus placed on assurance of supply and saving initiatives. •
Develop strategic & financial plans related to assigned categories. •
Have an established network and relationship with market suppliers in the Engineered Products •
Manage the benchmark components cost tool where we could benchmark the actual cost that our Engineered products is paying vs market std cost and identify cost saving opportunity •
Develop and implement “best-in-class” supply chain processes and procedures. •
Provide coaching, mentoring and support to Opcos relevant Category team members. •
Champion Category Core Team Initiatives Throughout Vontier •
Influence Engineering component selection during the design phase and manage through VAVE and Should cost tools •
Develop and drive implementation of Vontier ‘Preferred’ Suppliers Across the Enterprise •
Actively Participate in Preparation and Executing Corporate-Wide Sourcing Events •
Consider global and regional product and service needs in strategy development; consider current and future needs in strategy development. •
Ability to think globally but even taking in consideration that some manufacturers are still having a strong regional organization • Leverage price/Inventory agreement with manufacturer/distributor for all Vontier Opcos spend