What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager position at Polyglass USA, Inc. / Mapei Group?
Polyglass USA, Inc., a premier roofing materials manufacturer, has an opening for a Category Manager in our Deerfield Beach, FL facility. This position is responsible for commercial negotiations with suppliers and purchase strategy to ensure Polyglass receives the best value and supply assurance.
What You Will Do:
- Negotiate purchase conditions and contracts with suppliers (price, schedule, quality, and terms) within the defined portfolio, reducing Polyglass’ delivered cost, while satisfying a continuous and steady supply to Operations.
- Develop procurement strategies for the defined portfolio jointly with the Sr. Procurement Manager, reducing Polyglass’ delivered cost, while satisfying a continuous and steady supply to Operations (OPS) and customer requisitions.
- Develop, deploy, and follow-up on procurement strategies execution in coordination with OPS, Product Management (PM), Logistics, and Research & Development (R&D).
- Reduce Polyglass’ dependence on single-source suppliers.
- Ensure that components are available to Plant Buyers for sourcing to support production at all locations.
- Partner with OPS. R&D and PM to identify lower cost, alternative components, stay abreast of market trends and develop comprehensive purchase strategies.
- Ensure that Supply Agreements are satisfied yearly (or addresses when not) and that the sourcing of components is available for Plant Buyers to support production at all locations.
- Develop and presents alternative raw material options and supports the R&D/OPS approval process, inclusive of laboratory assessment and industrial trials phases (PTR/PTRC/PCR).
- Conduct supplier audits, reporting to management findings and proposed corrective actions/opportunities for improvement.
- Request, manage, and verify all required information for the proper specifications of purchase requests and vendor set-up and subsequent updates.
What You Bring:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Purchasing as a Buyer with negotiation or related experience.
- Associate’s degree or a minimum of 10 years experience may substitute for degree.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook. Teams, and PowerPoint.