The Regional Category Manager is responsible for the Technical Services & Technical Goods spend and strategy. The job aims at having a fit-for-purpose purchasing portfolio for the regional organization, to enable the most reliable and cost-effective purchasing experience possible in North America (leveraging economies of scale, skill, and standardization). A Regional Category Manager leads the team of Category Buyers that support defining and execute Technical Services & Technical Goods strategies and work according to established policies and guidelines. This job requires the combination of procurement hard and softs skills, and sound industry and product knowledge.

This is a Hybrid role and can be located near one of our following sites: La Porte TX, Memphis TN, Greenville SC, Charlotte NC, Philadelphia PA

• Lead regional disciplinary team, developing procurement strategies that are innovative and cost-effective in the Technical Services & Technical Goods categories
• Support the professional development and retainment of the category team
• Responsible for North America’s qualitative and quantitative category-wide targets
• Responsible to define clear quantitative and qualitative business targets for the team of Buyers, and accountable for their fulfilment
• Accountable for the effective sourcing and engagement of reliable vendors, and the management of contract and vendors portfolio regionally for the category; responsible in large scale and strategic initiatives
• Control the Technical Services & Technical Goods budget and promote a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Ensure the effective collaboration and partnering with business leaders and key stakeholders across functional departments in the region
• Coordinate the effective collaboration between the category team and the wider North America procurement organization, including Regional Hub and Centre of Excellence
• Support, sponsor and ensure MCG’s purchasing activities deliver critical activities in the areas of ESG, KAITEKI, and HSE
• Accountable for the compliance to purchasing processes within North America in Technical Services & Technical Goods, while enabling and sponsoring inventive approaches to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of transactional activities
• Analyze and interpret the spend profile of Technical Services & Technical Goods in North America on quality, cost, and delivery and accountable for the data integrity in all procurement systems
• Oversee category-wide risks associated with single sources of supply, in particular ensuring that risk reduction and mitigation plans are developed and maintained
• Report to the regional Head of Indirect Procurement
• Spend under management $ 150-200M
• Suppliers managed >1,000
• Direct reports expected: 10

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Indirect procurement in an international environment, preferably in automotive, electronics or chemicals
• Bachelors degree highly preferred 
• Manufacturing experience required (MRO, PPE)
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) 
• Managing large teams in a similar role
• Leading contract negotiations (incl. negotiation of terms and conditions), running large-scale sourcing events including coordination of supplier implementations
• Experience in Technical Services & Technical Goods procurement
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, spend analytics tools, e-sourcing platforms, experience in project management and presentations
• Business fluent in English
• A passion for creativity and improvement
• Building effective relationships and communicating convincingly
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strategic approach in decision making under time pressure
• Taking personal responsibility and ownership
• High ethical standards
• Willing to travel 15%

• The salary range for this position is $115,800- $144,700. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
• Competitive Benefits 
• Benefits begin on DAY 1! 
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Curated Self-Paced Learning & Development Programs for all Employees

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