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Donaldson · 3 weeks ago

Senior Category Manager - Mechanical/Electrical

Bloomington, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $122K/yr

7+ years exp

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. The Senior Category Manager – Mechanical/Electrical will be responsible for implementing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring alignment with company objectives while working in a hybrid schedule at the Bloomington office.

IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringLogisticsManufacturingMechanical EngineeringVirtual Reality

No H1B

Responsibilities

Defines the implementation of procurement strategy for the Mechanical/Electrical Category to ensure supply and financial objectives are achieved

Monitors commodity markets that influence cost and supply in area(s) of responsibility and uses this information to refine commodity strategies

Executes fact-based negotiations that drive best total cost and ensure continuous supply for Donaldson

Communicates category strategies and trends, to the Donaldson leadership team and other stakeholders and also provides periodic overviews of commodity strategy effectiveness

Manages commodity pricing to align with current market conditions and in consideration of cost of commodity inputs

Independent of market prices, drives year-over-year cost reductions with all assigned suppliers

Identifies, on-boards, and develops suppliers appropriate to Donaldson strategic sourcing objectives

Uses supplier performance management data and tools to drive supplier performance around quality, delivery, cost and continuous improvement

Performs regular reviews with suppliers to recognize and benchmark strong performance and/or develop meaningful action plans to remedy sub-standard performance

Provides support to Donaldson plant and distribution center teams to ensure strong alignment around servicing our end customers and ensuring efficient and profitable operations within Donaldson

Engages the Supplier Quality Management team in supplier development processes to ensure 50 PPM quality levels are achieved

Completes comprehensive risk management assessments of the supply base through formal assessment tools, audits and analysis, coupled with face-to-face and on-site interactions

Identifies and implements countermeasures to mitigate identified risks