Franklin Electric

Manufactures water, fuel, electricity distribution systems

Global Category Manager 2

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFort Wayne, IN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Five to ten years of relevant category management experience.
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or equivalent.
Functional understanding of JDE or ERP, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, distribution, importing, exporting, and shipping.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access, with Power BI.
Strong experience in contract management, including contract negotiations.
Exceptional analytical data skills and risk management, including prediction, identification, and mitigation.
Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose solutions and solve problems.
Ability to identify underlying principles, reasons, facts, or information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Ability to read and understand policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to handle routine problems involving several known variables.

Responsibilities

Drive and implement category strategies across the organization by leading the sourcing team to accomplish organizational objectives.
Develop and maintain a qualified supply base while understanding technology trends and market influences.
Own the category business, including managing, facilitating, and monitoring communications with suppliers and employees.
Serve as a resident expert on category factors, including product knowledge, applications and usage, processing knowledge, cost structure, global markets, supplier capabilities, supplier market share, and supplier benchmarking.
Use contract negotiation, process changes, and sustainable cost controls, collaborating with finance to validate proposed project impacts and secure stakeholder approval.
Draft, negotiate, and execute supplier contracts.
Use strategic sourcing tools to conduct proactive spend analysis, maintain supplier and category cost models and metrics, and communicate supplier performance, technology trends, and market conditions for assigned categories.
Manage, develop, and maintain business relationships with suppliers.
Manage, develop, and implement assigned category strategies and goals that support department objectives for quality, cost, and supplier development.
Present proposals, recommendations, and category metric results to senior leadership.
Develop strategic supplier partner relationships.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with 7steps or other strategic sourcing methodologies.
Deep understanding of metal, bearing, and fabrication categories.

Embark on a career journey with Franklin Electric, where your passion meets purpose, and every day is an opportunity to make a difference in our global communities in providing access to water, fuel and electricity.

The Global Category Manager is responsible for driving and implementing category strategies across the organization by leading the sourcing team with the goal of accomplishing organizational objectives. Develops and maintains a qualified supply base, while understanding technology trends and market influences. Maintains overall business ownership of the category to include managing, facilitating, and monitoring communications with suppliers and employees.

Franklin Electric is a diverse team of innovators making a positive global impact since 1944. We offer innovative water solutions, ensuring access, treatment, and efficient management of this vital resource. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our innovative products, industry leading quality products, exceptional customer service, employee development, and passion for social responsibility.

Join us to create a better future while growing professionally in a supportive environment!

Serves as a resident expert on factors relevant to the category, including product knowledge, applications/usage, processing knowledge, cost structure, global market, supplier capabilities, supplier market share, supplier benchmarking, etc.
Utilizes contract negotiation, process changes, and implementation of sustainable cost controls, including collaboration with finance, to validate the impact of proposed projects and drive stakeholder approval.
Drafts, negotiates, and executes supplier contracts.
Uses strategic sourcing tools to proactively conduct spend analysis, maintains cost models and metrics by supplier and category, and communicates overall supplier performance, trends in technologies, and market conditions with respect to assigned categories.
Manages, develops, and maintains responsibility for the business relationships with suppliers.
Manages, develops, and implements strategies and goals for assigned categories that support department objectives for quality, cost, and supplier development.
Routinely presents proposals, recommendations, and results of category metrics to senior leadership.
Develops strategic supplier partner relationships.
Familiar with 7steps or other strategic sourcing methodologies.

Skills and Abilities

Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Identifies the underlying principles, reasons, facts, or information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Deals with problems involving several known variables in situations of routine nature.
Strong experience of Contract Management including contract negotiations.
Exceptional analytical data skills and risk management – prediction, identification & mitigation.
Deep understanding of Metal, Bearing and Fabrication categories preferred

Education and Experience

Required Years of Experience: 5 to 10 Years relevant category management experience.
Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent.
Functional understanding of JDE or ERP, Supply Chain, logistics, warehousing, distribution, importing, exporting, shipping, etc.

Computer Skills

Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access) with PowerBI

Don’t feel like you check all the boxes in the job description? Here at Franklin Electric, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive culture which includes embracing candidates from a variety of different backgrounds and industries. We highly encourage you to apply so we can connect on this and future opportunities.

About the Company

Franklin Electric

Manufactures water, fuel, electricity distribution systems

Franklin Electric designs and distributes systems that move and manage water, fuel, and electricity. It offers motors, pumps, drives, controls, and related equipment, provided as integrated hardware and sub-systems used in water supply, fuel delivery, and electrical applications. The company supports customers with a global network of facilities and service centers to supply components and full system solutions that drive efficient liquid and power movement. Its goal is to be a global leader in moving and managing water, fuel, and electricity by offering dependable products, broad product coverage, and worldwide service.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Fort Wayne, IN
Founded: 1944

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