Category Leader (Level DOE)

Job Information

This position entails the effective procurement of commodities and highly engineered components used in the hydraulic systems of Doosan Bobcat products. The position will maintain assigned accounts and partner with suppliers that will provide the quality, price and timely delivery required to meet Doosan Bobcat’s requirements.

Role & Responsibility

Supply Management:

• Responsible for strategic development of their assigned suppliers
• Must keep abreast of market conditions and changes within the supplier's organization that may affect our relationship
• Experience with managing several commodities; hydraulic experience is desirable

NPD Support:

• Support the organization on all new product development programs and value analysis/value engineering programs
• Ensure that appropriate product launch plans are in place during the New Product Development phases including aftermarket

Strategy:

• Development of Commodity strategies, to include cost savings plans

Project Support:

• Execution of project completion
• Project support on cross functional teams

General Knowledge and Skill:

• Demonstrates ability to adapt to change and seeks out solutions and align with management

Communication/soft skills:

• Must be able to communication with everyone within an organization necessary for the role and escalate to sourcing leadership when needed

Job Requirement

• Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or related fields
• Experience Required: ~2 years
  • Degree in Supply Chain may replace experience
• Travel Required: 20-30%
  • Occasional global travel
• Must be able to communicate with everyone within an organization from persons on the shop floor to CEOs of major corporations
• Must practice good judgement which allows the individual to commit to the most appropriate action after considering alternate courses of action
• Must have leadership skills which will allow the commodity manager to persuade others to also accept this action and help implement the action plan
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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