Category Manager Indirect Material
- San Luis Potosí
- Permanente
- Tiempo completo
- Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) process where decided, implements effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy ensuring that the supply base/suppliers have the capability to meet current and future business requirements.
- Ensure S2O productivity is achieved wherever possible
- Ensures all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly.
- Minimizes risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Hitachi Energy guidelines.
- Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists, terms and conditions.
- Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs.
- Recommends frame agreements to management and executes upon approval.
- Contract risk management
- Ensures identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with Hitachi Energy policies.
- Defines and establishes local standard agreements wherever needed.
- Provides and maintains standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with Hitachi Energy directives and guidelines.
- Designs and implements cost-out programs and/or processes to reach financial targets.
- Applies and implements SCM standards, tools, and processes focused on business continuity for the assigned commodity or group of commodities.
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.
- Supply Chain Certification nice to have
- 5+ years of work experience of which minimum 3 years in a Supply Chain Role around Services and Strategic Sourcing in a company.
- Bi-Lingual (Spanish and English mandatory)
- Ability to work as a team in the functional areas, business units and countries of the respective HUB.
- Strong knowledge to use of MS office tools, MS Teams, Power BI and SAP Ariba applications
- Strong knowledge of: Technology trends in the area, Business process standards and associated applications, Driving vendor consolidation and vendor sourcing for related functions.
- Strong knowledge of the Supply Chain Process related to Indirect Categories such as: legal, consulting, marketing, HR, temporary labor or financial services, facilities, workwear, MRO
- Strong project management and execution skills.
- Ability to lead initiatives and promote acceptance across units and product lines management.
- Solid knowledge of different supply chains and logistics structures in large corporates.
- Outstanding organizational skills to manage multiple moving parts simultaneously and optimally in a matrix organization and with very little oversight and direction.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to interact with C-level executives as well as rank and file in the SCM organization.