What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager - Parts position at Engine & Transmission?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accountable to generate savings year over year while driving continuous improvement. Manage contract negotiations or renewals, report on opportunities to reduce costs and ensure execution.
- Lead RFQs as well as total cost of ownership analysis to support supplier selection and/or buy vs make decisions.
- Develop and maintain the category strategies for the transmission parts category.
- Working closely with other key business segments to ensure the supply base is effectively serving internal and external customer needs.
- Support product management and sales in commercialization projects for parts or products created or produced by ETE, based on knowledge of the industry.
- Develop and deploy KPIs reflecting areas of improvement or success for the category, such as Purchase Price Variance, Supplier On-Time Delivery and Supplier Quality.
- Support life cycle management to manage phase ins and phase outs with suppliers.
- Identify and manage supply chain risk.
- Actively manage supplier performance and perform quarterly business reviews for strategic suppliers.
- Act as an escalation path for the buyer planners regarding delivery, quality or pricing issues, .
- Ensure accurate pricing, approved vendors, lot sizes and lead times in the ERP system.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure compliance with shipping regulations for fluids, packaging, labeling, and other applicable requirements.
- Understands ETE core values and leads by example.
The above list reflects general details necessary to describe the principle and essential function of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned to this position.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in supply chain or business or equivalent work experience required.
- At least 5 years’ experience in sourcing roles in strategic and tactical supply chain operations with extensive domestic and some international presence.
- Proven record of successful contract negotiations and implementations.
- Advanced analytical skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of the automotive parts commodity and automotive aftermarket.
