# Job Description SummaryThe Global Category Manager develops and maintains leading edge global sourcing strategy and appropriate supply base with clear spend governance for assigned category\(ies\)\. Categories and associated suppliers are typically global in nature and represent significant risk to multiple businesses\. The Global Category Manager works in close alignment and collaboration with regional strategic sourcing managers and implementation associates\.
# Job Description
**For the assigned category\(ies\), this associate is:**
+ Responsible for leading global category teams in the development, communication and approval of sourcing strategies\. Sourcing strategies should be inclusive of all regional business requirements and reflective of all regional supply market conditions and supply practices\.
+ Accountable for communication and approval of sourcing strategies globally, and for appropriate handoff to regional sourcing associates for regional supplier selection and / or implementation associates for strategy implementation
+ Responsible for insuring that category strategy\(ies\) result in and generate three to five year roadmaps of savings and value streams, and where appropriate, innovation opportunities
+ Continually sensing of internal customers and supply markets for changes that may impact the sourcing strategy\.
+ Accountable for year\-on\-year financial impacts to assigned category\(ies\) with respect to price movement
+ Responsible for leading global category teams through the supplier selection process and for the approval of selected suppliers by stakeholders\. The team\-based supplier selection process is inclusive of identification of potential suppliers, RFX development and execution, proposal evaluation against business requirements and total cost of ownership, and supplier selection recommendation\. Upon stakeholder approval and completion of successful negotiation and contracting, the associate is responsible for coordinating the communication of the supply base to the end user community\.
+ Responsible for negotiation planning, negotiation and contracting with suppliers, and insuring that agreements reflect BD's needs globally\.
+ Responsible for executing supplier relationship mangement activities for key assigned suppliers within the assigned category \(ies\), with oversight regarding supplier relationship management activities for global suppliers who may have specific regional activities
+ Responsible for application of the source to pay process, inclusive of customer\-centric support content and preferred payment methods, as part of sourcing strategies
+ Responsible for customer relationships with stakeholders for assigned category\(ies\) on a global basis
**Where applicable to the assigned category\(ies\), the Global Strategic Sourcing Manager:**
+ Is accountable for developing and maintaining risk mitigation plans inclusive of compliance for designated suppliers within assigned category\(ies\) with businesses or functions
+ May represent procurement as an extended team member on a new product development team\. If that is the case, the associate supports / participates in procurement aspects of R&D and New Product Development by executing appropriate sourcing activities and insuring alignment and communication between suppliers and R&D / Technical New Product Development organizations
+ Is responsible for optimal supply base compliance for assigned supply base including compliance to corporate procedures and to support of all legislation driven and socially responsible reporting requirements\.
+ May engage in peer coaching and mentoring for regional strategic sourcing and implementation associates
**Degree of Accountability**
+ Responsible for the overall management of assigned category\(ies\) through the creation and maintenance of multi\-year sourcing strategies and their associated project pipelines and source plans\. Savings pipelines in aggregate should provide a return on spend in excess of five percent with commitments for Class I and Class II projects\.
+ Where applicable for the category\(ies\),Through the management of risk mitigation plans, drives cross functional team progress towards risk retirement\.
+ Responsible for global category team effectiveness
+ Establishes and maintains long term cooperative relationships \(through supplier relationship management\) with key suppliers and ensures that all suppliers are treated in a professional, ethical and fair manner
**Quality Impact:**
+ If assigned, performs procurement related activites for the New Product Development Process\.
+ Responsible for including in strategy development the consideration of, and where relevant implementing all relevant aspects of the source\-to\-pay process in sourcing strategies for assigned category \(ies\) globally\.
+ Responsible for global category team coordination\.
**Cost Impact:**
+ Maintains relationships with business, functional and / or regional stakeholders for the assigned category\(ies\)\. Influences the respective budgets thorugh communications and consensus on strategies, projects and processes\.
**Budget Responsibility:**
+ Responsible for global category team results and delivery against functional goals\. Improves BD's financial position through cost savings, non\-price value opportunities and price movement / inflation management and appropriate standard costs
**Required Qualifications**
+ Bacherlor's Degree in a related field
+ Minimum ten years of related work experience in procurement\- strategic sourcing process, supplier management, negotiation, cost management practices, supply market knowledge and supply market research and analysis
+ Minimum 3 years' experience in category management
+ Experience with electronic devices
+ Ability to influence without direct authority
+ Written and verbal communication skills
+ Problem solving skills
+ Drive for results
+ Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and globally
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ MBA or equivalent degree
+ NAPM certification
+ APICS certification
+ Contract creation and management
+ IT Systems \- SAP, BW, POP, FSC, SMIS
+ Manufacturing services and supply chain
+ Lean methodologies
+ Process Effectiveness
+ Product Development Process
+ Project Management
+ Regulatory Systems and Compliance including quality concepts
# Primary Work LocationUSA CA \- San Diego Bldg A&B
# Additional LocationsUSA CA \- San Jose, USA MD \- Baltimore, USA TX \- San Antonio
# Work Shift