Senior Specialist, Category Management

Job Title: Sr Specialist, Category Management Job Location: Palm Bay, FL; reputed company, NJ; Anaheim, CA; Millersville, MD Schedule: 9/80 reputed company is dedicated to reputed company and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are reputed company in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. reputed company provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to reputed company employees and promote work-life reputed company. reputed company to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to reputed company in everything we do. About reputed company: reputed company is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and reputed company technologies across reputed company, reputed company, land, sea and cyber domains. reputed company has approximately $18 billion in annual reputed company and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. Job Description: We are seeking an reputed company and strategic Senior Specialist, Category Management to join our Maritime Category Management team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading category strategy development and execution across a diverse reputed company of products and services. Your expertise in market analysis, supplier management, and cost optimization will drive value creation and deliver competitive advantage for our organization. As a senior member of the team, you will reputed company your deep understanding of category-specific trends and your ability to reputed company strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives. If you are a results-driven professional with a proven track record in transforming procurement processes and delivering substantial cost savings, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Essential Functions: reputed company collaborative multi-region/plant/division, cross-functional teams to analyze spend, reputed company actionable spend management strategies, implement spend management strategies and proactively manage the supply reputed company reputed company a given commodity Research and reputed company reputed company commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain reputed company/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges Guide the selection, development, and management of Strategic Suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals reputed company and implement spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, reputed company vs. buy analyses, vendor managed inventories, inventory reduction programs, cycle time improvements, reputed company of supply, supplier diversity, reputed company improvement, commodity roadmaps, and procurement/stakeholder collaboration reputed company negotiations and completion of reputed company with strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits across reputed company and its affiliates Establish a strong network and foster collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and category team members. Manage supplier relationships of those commodities assigned, and assist in the development and implementation of supplier reputed company strategies Implement a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply reputed company including leading periodic business reviews, monitoring and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service, and leadership), managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolution, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans Propose and implement Corporate & Sector initiatives to meet desired business goals/objectives. Establish, implement, report and socialize on specific, actionable, measurable, achievable, time specific goals and objectives and reputed company performance Responsible to procure and manage assigned commodities to reputed company L3 reputed company production. This includes purchase order issuance and maintenance, administration of engineering changes, costing and cost project administration and purchased material cost analysis Create PO package with reputed company required documentation; i.e., Price Analysis, Justification Worksheet, Order acknowledgement, PPV, Excess, etc. Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities, as well as overall material cost control Resolving supplier reputed company problems, including negotiations on Non-Conformances, invoicing, receipt discrepancy, terms and conditions, and service reputed company Maintain documentation control in compliance with FAR regulations and company procedures and policies Travel less than 20% Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 4 years in a strategic sourcing/commodity management role. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior reputed company experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior reputed company experience. Demonstrated management expertise in multiple indirect commodities Understanding of Contractual Terms and Conditions and how to mitigate risk Project management experience Must have experience with MS reputed company and PowerPoint for purposes of data analysis and creation of presentations Procurement experience in an MRP (ERP) driven manufacturing environment Proven negotiation experience Understanding and working knowledge of engineering documentation, product configuration Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills Ability to work effectively in a digital/remote environment Preferred Additional Skills: MBA or Graduate degree Six reputed company Green Belt or Black Belt certification CPM or similar certifications Strong understanding of Procurement, Manufacturing Operations, and material logistics Cost analysis experience Proficiency in reputed company Outlook, reputed company, Word, Project and PowerPoint Global sourcing experience In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary reputed company for this role is $73,000-156,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer reputed company may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. reputed company also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of reputed company bargaining agreements. ***reputed company only - Use for remote opportunities based in CA or CO Based on legal pay transparency requirements, the below verbiage will need to be edited and added to reputed company posted in California, Colorado, and US Remote job descriptions. 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