Manager, Category Management - Fabrication & Raw Materials

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

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As a Manager, Category Management - Fabrication & Raw Materials you will lead a category team to implement opportunities to improve cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. You will grow a category management team in the Fabrication category. You will take direction from GSCS Director - Global Category Management - Direct.

You will report to the Global Supply Chain Solutions (GSCS) Director - Global Category Management - Direct and be 100% Remote.

Responsibilities:

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• Lead a team of 4 to 5 category managers responsible for different fabrications in fuels, OMS, and other teams.
  
• Direct the segmentation of assign spend into category and subcategory groupings to create levers to achieve operational excellence.
  
• Lead the development of overall category strategies to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the category strategy
  
• Ensure the execution category strategy through preferred supplier list (PSL), �right-sizing†non-preferred suppliers, and rewarding preferred partners with business awards tied to Long-term Agreements (LTA) with year over year improvements in cost, delivery, quality, service, and profitability.
  
• Lead main business reviews (SRM) with strategic suppliers to bring category strategy and accomplishment of category goals.
  
• Review presentations for supplier relationship management meetings, category strategies, risk mitigation proposals, 4-Blockers, and supplier/category gap analysis.
  
• Create a plan to deliver annual our results against metrics of saving, payment terms, on-time delivery, risk mitigation including inflation, and other metrics as determined by Leadership.
  
• Maintain category knowledge by researching and tracking industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage, and increased overall productivity.
  
• Develop a productive working relationship with teams: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement
  

Qualifications:

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  
• 5+ years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, with a focus on procurement)
  
• Experience in negotiations including RFI, RFP, RFQ and contract development
  
• Benchmarking, Market Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills
  
• Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administration.
  

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Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
  
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
  
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
  
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
  
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
  
• Educational Reimbursement Program
  
• Employee Referral Program
  

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
  
• Integrity and Trust
  
• Customer Focus and Innovation
  
• Speed and Passion to Win
  
• Teamwork and Accountability
  

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities