Category Manager
- Zaragoza
- Permanente
- Tiempo completo
- Lead the planning and execution of the category strategy across Hiab
- Optimise Hiab/Cargotec resources over the E2E product lifecycle
- Implement successful cross-functional leadership
- Participate in New Product Development, Supplier relationship Management (SRM), early supplier involvement and selection with technology development, productivity, total cost reduction make/buy programs, should-cost modelling, and business process and system implementation
- Manage and improve the Hiab-wide supplier performance within the category
- Identify, track and implement cost saving actions
- Hiab-wide RFQ preparation, analysis and negotiation / business award according to delegation of authority
- Develop open book costings, budgets and raw material forecasting for the category
- Support capacity planning and scalability / flexibility planning
- Identify and develop new manufacturing partners within BCC countries to support current and future needs of the business
- Market intelligence: analyse and evaluate market and supplier / competitor trends to ensure that sourcing is based on best practice intelligence, market benchmarks
- Services Strategy Execution including branding to increase capture rate and spare part revenues.
- Third level degree and/or Master's degree in a relevant engineering or business discipline
- Membership of relevant professional bodies (for example, CIPS)
- At least 7 years of relevant global industrial experience (truck, construction machines, mining,agriculture or automotive)
- Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in senior sourcing roles including category management in an international and multi-site company
- Experience in working with large suppliers with global multi-site footprint and managing supplier relations and negotiations
- Excellent knowledge in sourcing methods; category and supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, analytical skills and legal/contractual knowledge in areas such as intellectual property
- Continuous improvement mindset with a business-driven and fact based approach towards suppliers with a focus on building long-term relationships
- Excellent communication, cooperation and influencing skills when working with different senior level roles internally within Hiab and Cargotec and externally with different suppliers
- Senior level development and implementation of long term business relationships and/or strategy in business or operations.