Briggs & Stratton, LLC.
As a Category Manager your goal is to lead a set of commodities in the development and implementation of strategic sourcing activities across the enterprise. You'll execute the strategic sourcing process for assigned commodities by data gathering, identifying suppliers, quote preparation, supplier qualification, and gap analysis to make robust decisions regarding supplier selection and sourcing needs. In addition, you'll develop global commodity sourcing strategies, be responsible for managing supplier relationships and performance, and lead cost reduction for assigned commodities. This role will manage packaging and other electronics related commodities. #LI-MD1 #LI-Hybrid
You will do this by:
Evaluating broad purchasing practices, quotes and reviews cost/price and value analysis to select, reviews alternative suppliers
Building and managing high level supplier relationships: communicating supplier performance & gaps to goals, and outlining improvement to ensure business objectives are met
Ensuring supplier training for relevant processes and procedures
Establishing and managing strategic sourcing goals and metrics for cost reduction, supplier performance, and sourcing decisions
Researching and evaluating the benefits of contracts, open-market purchases and out-sourcing
Negotiating, writing and verifying legal issues of supply agreements
Recommending and implementing changes in processes or procedures for assigned areas
Defining, resolving, and providing permanent solutions to systemic supplier performance issues
Leading continuous cost reduction / value improvement activity by developing and executing projects, competitively quoting, conducting negotiations, and developing/executing cost models
Developing and implementing communication plans to key stakeholders
The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.
You are the kind of person who is/has:
self-motivated
a critical thinker with strong problem solving skills
able to work in a fast paced environment
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field OR equivalent experience and education
Minimum five years of experience in purchasing or related field
Proficiency in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets
Project management experience preferred
Experience at a corporate level overseeing multiple plants/sites preferred
Comprehensive knowledge of strategic sourcing and supply strategies, purchasing function concepts and of supplier commodity processes and practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills for report writing, presentations and interactions with diverse groups of people inside and outside of the corporation
Ability to work in a team environment and to build and manage business relationships
Ability to lead sophisticated partnership arrangements
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and component applications, Statistical Process Control and other significant quality management techniques
Strong knowledge of basic Geometric Dimension & Tolerance (GD&T) principles
Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location
Ability to travel 10-20%, about once per month, domestically
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Ferris, Simplicity, Billy Goat, Allmand, and Branco brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.
Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.
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You will do this by:
Evaluating broad purchasing practices, quotes and reviews cost/price and value analysis to select, reviews alternative suppliers
Building and managing high level supplier relationships: communicating supplier performance & gaps to goals, and outlining improvement to ensure business objectives are met
Ensuring supplier training for relevant processes and procedures
Establishing and managing strategic sourcing goals and metrics for cost reduction, supplier performance, and sourcing decisions
Researching and evaluating the benefits of contracts, open-market purchases and out-sourcing
Negotiating, writing and verifying legal issues of supply agreements
Recommending and implementing changes in processes or procedures for assigned areas
Defining, resolving, and providing permanent solutions to systemic supplier performance issues
Leading continuous cost reduction / value improvement activity by developing and executing projects, competitively quoting, conducting negotiations, and developing/executing cost models
Developing and implementing communication plans to key stakeholders
The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.
You are the kind of person who is/has:
self-motivated
a critical thinker with strong problem solving skills
able to work in a fast paced environment
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field OR equivalent experience and education
Minimum five years of experience in purchasing or related field
Proficiency in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets
Project management experience preferred
Experience at a corporate level overseeing multiple plants/sites preferred
Comprehensive knowledge of strategic sourcing and supply strategies, purchasing function concepts and of supplier commodity processes and practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills for report writing, presentations and interactions with diverse groups of people inside and outside of the corporation
Ability to work in a team environment and to build and manage business relationships
Ability to lead sophisticated partnership arrangements
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and component applications, Statistical Process Control and other significant quality management techniques
Strong knowledge of basic Geometric Dimension & Tolerance (GD&T) principles
Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location
Ability to travel 10-20%, about once per month, domestically
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Ferris, Simplicity, Billy Goat, Allmand, and Branco brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.
Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.
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