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Mercury Marine · 1 day ago

Category Manager, Procurement

Fond du Lac, WI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$86K/yr - $127K/yr

5+ years exp

Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation, is a leader in the marine industry focused on innovative technologies. The Category Manager, Procurement will develop and execute procurement strategies for the Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) category, ensuring supplier performance and collaboration across various teams to optimize costs and quality.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Passionately lead their category team, building and communicating the vision, and developing team members to be proactive agents of change, recognized for procurement excellence, subject matter expertise, and ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a dynamic and high-performance environment

Define and implement category strategies for MRO, aligning with business objectives and operational needs

Drive standardization of parts and services across sites to reduce complexity and cost

Monitor market trends and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and efficiency

Develop and execute sourcing and supplier management strategies utilizing global supply partners that deliver the technology and supplier performance to meet current and future business needs

Proactively identify and mitigate risks

Drive supplier performance improvements to resolve gaps, putting the business at risk

Foster successful, collaborative relationships, and facilitate early involvement in development to spur innovation

Manage supplier relationships, including performance reviews, contract compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives

Own the commercial relationship with suppliers, developing and managing contracts, leading negotiations, managing pricing for components and tooling to optimize profitability while maintaining successful business relationships, and effectively managing the internal cost budgeting and forecasting process

Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for MRO spend, including tools, consumables, spare parts, safety supplies, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and services

Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, demand management, and spend visibility across MRO categories

Track and report category performance, savings, KPIs, and supplier metrics

Manage projects for new product development, cost reduction, or strategic change in a proactive, collaborative, thorough, and detail-oriented manner to ensure quality, cost and timing requirements are achieved

Lead strategic sourcing events (RFPs, RFQs, negotiations) to deliver cost savings, risk mitigation, and service improvements

Identify and mitigate supply risks, ensuring business continuity for essential operations

Drive compliance with safety, quality, and sustainability standards in the supply base

Facilitate effective communication with stakeholders across the engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and service organizations, working as a partner with these functions to drive execution for the overall benefit of the company

Partner with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to understand demand, standardize specifications, and improve inventory management

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementSourcing StrategiesSupplier ManagementCost ManagementInventory ManagementERP SystemsProject ManagementTeam LeadershipData-Driven Decision MakingContinuous Improvement MindsetInfluencing Without AuthoritySupplier Relationship ManagementLean Six SigmaExcelPower BIStrategic Thinking