[Hiring] Sr. Global Category Manager @Hillenbrand

Role Description

The Sr. Global Category Manager is owning the category-related targets, strategy and program development related to the entire global spend/supply base in scope which includes:

• Leveraging pooling opportunities and synergies across all Hillenbrand Opcos and Sites
• Modeling of optimum supply base toward market trends, demand requirements and business objectives
• Defining Supply Base preferences, sourcing governance (Category playbook) and Supplier targets
• Maximizing supply base agility and competition through the Supply Market Making and Alternative Sourcing Programs
• Define Supply base and sourcing footprint design for the related category across all Hillenbrand OPCOs in scope
• Driving the development and execution of category related funnel measures to achieve the defined targets

The goals are to be achieved with financially and ethically sound methods, with an emphasis on the principles of the Hillenbrand Operating Model (HOM).

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in Strategic Procurement
• Several years’ experience in global sourcing in European, Asian and North American markets
• Several years’ successful in global Project and Program Management and in leading interdisciplinary cross-functional teams
• Global sourcing experience and advanced intercultural sensitivity and teamwork
• Advanced Negotiation skills and solid understanding about game theoretical awarding events and e-auctions
• Advanced analytical and conceptual skills combined with the ability to drive results and use the relevant IT tools (e.g. PowerBI)
• Advanced knowledge about Source-2-Contract processes and Supplier Contract Management
• Commodity market expertise
• Total Cost of Ownership business case calculation incl. make vs. buy
• Clean-sheet/should costing methodology
• GSM processes & governance
• Supply base risk management
• Project management
• Proficient skills in Business English
• Understanding and implementing our Core Values and the Hillenbrand Operating Model (HOM)

Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent
• Preferred: Master degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent
• Desired: Separate expert level certifications in Lean/Six Sigma, Design to Cost and Project Management methodologies

Company Description

Mold-Masters (www.moldmasters.com) is a leading global supplier of hot runners, controllers, auxiliary injection and co-injection systems. We design, manufacture, distribute, sell and service highly engineered and customized plastic processing equipment that caters to every market. Mold-Masters is a business unit of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.