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Coherent Corp. · 15 hours ago

Senior Category Manager

Santa Clara, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Coherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. They are seeking a Senior Category Manager to develop category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost reduction opportunities across the region.

Responsibilities

Development of category strategy, goals and savings targets in line with company strategy, sourcing events, supply market analysis, and procurement best-practices

Strong negotiation, project management and facilitation skills and leverage this knowledge for cost reduction opportunities across the region

Negotiate MSAs, monitor compliance and timing of expiration

Collaborate with internal business stakeholders in developing category strategy, objectives, and performance targets – availability, quality, cost, schedule, service, and innovation

Act as central point of contact and knowledge for regionally coordinated efforts

Nurture stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business requirements and providing sourcing and procurement services that meet expectations

Leverage extensive market and supplier knowledge to drive lower TCO

Identify potential risks and create mitigation plans across risk types (supplier financial, quality, supply continuity, etc.)

Drive continuous improvement efforts in total cost of ownership

Manage new supplier selection processes and developing/maintaining supplier relationships

Develop market intelligence on supply base, own key vendor relationships based on assigned categories and monitor key strategies and suppliers

Accurately forecast total cost benefit opportunities

Provide timely budget guidance to the businesses

Qualification

Procurement experienceContract negotiationProject managementStrategic sourcingData analysisMulti-taskInterpersonal skillsCommunicationCreative problem solver

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, finance, Procurement or a related field required

5+ years Procurement experience

Strong business acumen including structured problem solving, analytical skills, data analysis and solid understanding of strategic sourcing and contract management concepts required

Strong history of thinking systemically, challenging the status quo and building value-based relationships required

Ability to create, communicate and execute a strategic roadmap and influence collaboration and coordination

Ability to multi-task and drive closure of open issues/concerns

Creative and innovative problem solver with significant project management experience

Strong experience in procurement processes and system integration projects

Contract negotiation and management experience and skills

Ability to work collaboratively, prioritize and meet deadlines under pressure

Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong interpersonal skills

Benefits

Competitive compensation program

Comprehensive career development platform

Company

Coherent Corp.

Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.

Founded in 1971

Saxonburg, PA, US

10001+ employees

http://www.coherent.com

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