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Regional Category Manager

Location: Canton, GA, United States, 30107

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

The main focus of this job is to:

• Lead & develop the Heads and Fabrication Category strategies & implement related supply chain initiatives across the region ($95M spend).

• Serve as the Category “subject matter expert” & build a community of category leaders to execute strategy.

• Manage & shape supply base to create a favorable advantage for Chart Industries operating companies

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

In this role, you will:

• Define category strategy & gain buy-in from key stakeholders for specific initiatives to execute strategy.

• Drive collaboration & best practice sharing among category representatives in Business Units.

• Continuously build & maintain funnel of savings initiatives and achieve verified savings targets.

• Support new supplier/product qualifications & implement measures to minimize quality, OTD, & cost risk.

• Identify & lead identification & execution of VAVE opportunities with suppliers.

• Collaborate with Chart low-cost country sourcing hubs and identify low cost country suppliers that can improve cost while maintaining high-levels of quality and delivery.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and advise stakeholders on all aspects of Heads and Fabrications including supplier capabilities, economic forecasting and trends, supply market changes, global currency fluctuations, ‘Should Cost’ model etc.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and partners.

• Implement Long-Term Agreements with Suppliers that define fair sharing of risk and accountability.

• Develop and manage communication plan, to include engagement activity, dissemination of sourcing strategy and compliance for spend among the Category Communities

Essential skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Degree in engineering, business administration, finance or related discipline

• Experience of working across multiple locations, understanding the constraints and working culture within themExperience within a project driven Engineer-To-Order (ETO) manufacturing environment

• Strong leadership skills and ability to influence and lead small teams

• Strategic focus with the ability to analyse, formulate and implement strategic procurement strategies to significantly reduce cost

• Experience in negotiating high-value, complex procurement agreements

• Excellent team player with the ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple customers

• Strong inter-personal skills

• Sets personal deliverables and maintains commitments

• Accurately captures, records and communicates information

• Enjoys difficult challenges, finding solutions not problems

• Excellent communication and influencing skills with an ability to clearly present ideas, concepts and processesAdvanced competency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, Project & Power Point

Desirable skills, knowledge, & behaviors

• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.

• Comfortable to adapt in an environment of complexity and changing priorities.

• Effective problem identification and solution skills

• Ability to communicate effectively at various levels of seniority in the business

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Minimum 3 years experience in Strategic Sourcing or commoditiesin a Manufacturing Environment

• Should have experience with Fabrication and/or Heads in Pressure Vessel

Your Education Should Be…

Bachelors in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or Similar

MBA is a plus

Chart is an equal opportunity employer...

Need an Accommodation...

Need an accommodation with your job application or recruitment process ? Let us know! Chart Industries welcomes qualified individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. Don't hesitate to contact the [Human Resources Department] at 770-721-8838 or chartrecruiting@chartindustries.com to discuss your needs.