Global Category Leader - Fasteners

Sourcing Specialist- Global Category Leader- Fasteners (Kalmar/Ottawa, KS)

Salary: Starting @ $90,000/year

Hybrid remote for someone in Ottawa, KS area!! 50% Work from Home- Possibly Remote for a highly experienced candidate with advanced skills.

Kalmar offers an EXCELLENT employee benefits package including company-paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance option (effective your first day of employment), Flexible Spending Account for medical expenses, Company-paid Short & Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance, Additional life insurance policies available for self, spouse and children. Company paid holidays, paid sick time & paid vacation and company-matches a percentage of employee contributions into the 401K plan, Tuition reimbursement offered and more….

Kalmar keeps global trade moving. Our innovative solutions contribute to every fourth container movement in the world and help transform the future of cargo handling. We believe in collaboration, delivering on our promises and that people make the difference.

Making your next move count

The Category Leader is responsible for the sourcing and supply management for the Global Fasteners category consisting of multiple business units globally. This position will lead the global category responsible team as well the cross functional team that creates and Implements the Global Category Strategy. The Category Leader will drive the category strategy and translate business strategy into an aligned one incorporating the KAMOS, Operations, and Sourcing strategy arrows into the category strategy and drive the strategy across divisions globally. The Category leader will influence synergies among divisions through the category strategy.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develop, drive and implement the KAMOS Global Category Strategy incorporating all requirements from key stakeholders
• Align category strategy with sourcing, supply chain, MAU, R&D and business requirements
• Strategic Supplier Selection aligned with the Category Strategy
• Support New Technology development through suppliers
• Drive supplier KPI’s including Quality, Delivery and Cost
• Incorporate sustainability into strategy
• Assure warranty coverage and claim suppliers
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management
• Assess Supplier Qualification
• Attain Category Market Intelligence and share with the businesses
• Proactively identify risks and develop mitigating activities to reduce exposure
• Optimize the supply base
• Optimize the Global Category footprint
• Negotiate and then implement Supplier agreements based on cross functional team identified requirements
• Provide support to all WCSC initiatives
• Reduce Working Capital
• Deliver yearly cost reduction and performance targets aligned with KAMOS target objectives

What you’ll need to succeed:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering, MBA preferred

Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, and Supply Management
• Sourcing experience with Fasteners

Skills:

• Strong Negotiation and relationship building skills
• Successful collaboration with key stakeholders and ability to maintain relationships at the executive level
• Strong presentation and writing skills
• Ability to gather relevant information systematically; consider a broad range of issues or factors; grasp complexities and perceive the relationship among problems or issues; seek input from others
• Build an effective team committed to organizational goals; foster collaboration among team members
• Demonstrate resourcefulness to effectively leverage and focus resources across organizational/geographic boundaries

Knowledge:

• Full understanding of cost breakdowns
• Understanding of the supply chain and cost drivers for the category
• Knowledge of Cargotec products
• Knowledge of Strategy building and implementation

Experience:

• Management experience gained in a large multinational company with a matrix organizational structure essential.
• Budget and business plan development and implementation.
• Extensive experience in working with global teams and executing manufacturing/sourcing transfers is necessary.
• Experience with Fasteners Category Strategy development and implementation

Competencies:

• Exceptional integrity; operating at the highest level of ethical standard, is required
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and complexity is necessary
• Ability to manage multiple projects and relationships while remaining focused on the key deliverables is key.
• Financial acumen
• Bring a level of intellect, experience and stature which raises the bar to the group.
• Results driven
• Innovative and creative

You will be part of:

With us, you will have the opportunity to realize your potential and become an important member of our global team. We offer a supportive, challenging and diverse working environment with competitive compensation and fantastic best-in-class benefits packages, including 401(k), medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans with paid vacation and nine paid holidays. If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career, are motivated and have a strong work ethic, and are interested in working in a world-class, global environment with state-of-the-art projects and technology then we invite you to apply for our role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Kalmar is part of Cargotec

Kalmar offers the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centers and to the heavy industry. Kalmar is the industry forerunner in terminal automation and in energy efficient container handling, with one in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution. Through its extensive product portfolio, global service network and ability to enable a seamless integration of different terminal processes, Kalmar improves the efficiency of every move. www.kalmarglobal.com

Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's sales in 2019 totaled approximately EUR 3.7 billion and it employs around 12,000 people. www.cargotec.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ottawa, KS 66067: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Category management: 1 year (Preferred)
• Procurement: 1 year (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ottawa, KS 66067