Category Manager - ROC

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

As the Category Manager – Refueling of the Core, you will be the supply chain subject matter expert for material for the ROC project. The category manager will be an individual contributor that will support and be accountable for all bid and proposal efforts, sourcing strategies and implementation, including development of main suppliers to deliver the best value to the ROC project. You will work with other category managers to use category spend globally, with a focus on cost efficiencies, product quality, innovation and the most effective supply chain models.

You will report to the Manager AP1000 Category Management, and works to improve total cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. We will consider a US REMOTE Candidate for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

- You will manage the segmentation of assigned spend into sub-commodity groups, in collaboration with other category managers.

- Develop an overall category strategy to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the commodity guide.

- Lead the execution of the category strategy through preferred supplier list, “right-sizing” non-preferred suppliers, and rewarding preferred partners with business awards tied to Long-term Agreements with year over year improvements in cost, delivery, quality, service, and profitability.

- Review analysis from PowerBI and other tools to create insights into the drivers of assign commodity and possible effects to spend and cost projections to use as levers with our supply base.

- You will create presentations for supplier relationship management reviews, commodity strategies, risk mitigation proposals, 4-Blockers, and supplier/commodity gap analysis.

- Create a plan to deliver annual results against metrics of payment terms, on-time delivery, productivity, inflation, and other metrics as determined by Procurement Leadership.

- Research, track, and communicate industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage, and increased overall productivity.

Qualifications:

- BA/BS degree (Preferably MBA)

- Minimum 7 years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, with a focus on procurement)

- Minimum 5 years of experience in negotiations including RFI, RFP, RFQ and contract development

- Benchmark, Market, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills

- Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administration

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Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

- Competitive Salary

- Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits

- Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members

- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

- Paid Vacations and Holidays

- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements

- Educational Reimbursement Program

- Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

- Safety and Quality

- Integrity and Trust

- Customer Focus and Innovation

- Speed and Passion to Win

- Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities