Category Manager - Indirect & CapEx

Our Work Matters

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

The Impact You Will Make

In this role you will, lead the strategic sourcing process for Indirect & CapEx categories (focusing on high spend MRO, Construction & Facility Services) for multiple sites. Including identifying business requirements, conducting pre-project planning, defining project deliverables and timelines with key stakeholders, collecting internal and external data, performing strategic analysis, and identifying short- and long-term opportunities that are built out into the category plan. This role reports into the Head of Global Procurement. 

Category Strategy Development

• Lead category strategy planning for Indirect & CapEx spend. Aligning with business objectives and site resources to drive value.
• Conduct RFx processes, supplier evaluations, and total cost of ownership analyses to drive informed decision-making.
• Develop and execute compelling business cases, category and supplier management strategies that drive increased value in a financially constrained environment, through collaboration with key stakeholders, across but not limited to manufacturing, quality, technology and engineering, supply planning, engineering, and with our commercial partners.
• Execute negotiation plans to maximize total value and minimize risks in intended supplier agreements.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Manage supplier performance and drive continuous improvement in supply, quality, optimizing cash/cost/ value and assuring compliance. This includes managing the supplier business according to existing agreements, contracts and obligations, performance measures, and business expectations.
• Serve as primary business owner for assigned supplier relationships, including accountability for escalations, critical communications and relevant direction and decisions to manage the supplier most effectively.
• Seek end to end continuous improvement within the supply chain for components and services, and identify opportunities to increase quality, assure On-Time In-Full supply and optimize cost.
• When performance issues emerge, identify root causes and work with internal and external stakeholders to drive efficient resolution with prioritized urgency.

Business Management and Partner Engagement

• Establish annual standard costs for acquired materials, goods and services from assigned suppliers. Drive cost improvement and budget reduction efforts to achieve favorable variances versus standard costs and achieve year-over-year standard cost reductions.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to assist development of operating budgets through effective communication of supplier pricing and related cost improvement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and value contribution.

Other Key Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing & procurement best practices
• Ensure applicable sourcing & procurement policies, SOP’s, and other documents are aligned to business requirements and help to assure they are followed by stakeholders.
• Support sustainability and diversity and inclusion objectives as applicable

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, supply chain management, business or related disciplines.
• 8+ years’ experience in procurement.
• 3+ years’ experience in category management with demonstrated success.
• Experience within pharmaceutical or medical device industries.
• Experience managing complex (large value, multi-site, and / or business critical components) sourcing projects and supply situations.
• Proven ability to develop negotiation strategies and successfully conduct negotiations for complex agreements.
• Possess self-initiative, ability to function with moderate to minimal direction, ability to execute tasks per agreed timeframes

Preferred Qualifications

• Indirect and CapEx category strategy manager experience. Preferably managing suppliers supporting Construction & Facility Services.
• MBA or MS in Business, Supply Chain, or Economics.
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPM, or PMP. 
• Familiarity with procurement tools and systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics).
• Local to one of our manufacturing facilities in St. Louis MO, Lexington KY, or Northridge CA.

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