Global Category Leader

LocationWaukesha, WI

About This Job


About Us:

By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology, INNIO brings our customers affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions for today—and tomorrow. We are helping to meet today’s energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48,000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, which can be found in more than 100 countries. And, by harnessing our history of energy industry firsts along with the power of digital innovation, we will continue to deliver for the future.

Our fuel-flexible Waukesha gas engines are designed for reliable performance in isolated, mission-critical and demanding applications, delivering dependable energy even under high-stress conditions. It’s time to take engines to a place no one else can. Welcome to a World of Innovation and Inspiration! Welcome to INNIO!


Position Overview:

The Global Category Leader is responsible for developing, implementing, and executing global sourcing strategies for assigned categories and suppliers. This includes supplier selection, supplier management and development, contract agreements and ensuring excellent purchasing operations. Additionally, the Global Category Leader constantly drives continuous improvement initiatives in the field of transformation, processes, quality, cost effectiveness and internal coordination/communication, hence is to be considered an important change agent across INNIO. Delivering quantitative and qualitative, measurable, and felt value across INNIO, managing its supply base and 3rd party costs, is the ultimate attribute of this role.

The Global Category Leader is strategic individual contributor role reporting directly to the Senior Global Sourcing Manager. It is a hybrid work structure to include a combination of working days onsite at our headquarters in Waukesha, WI & remote from home.


Primary Responsibilities:

Develop and execute INNIO sourcing strategies for assigned categories and suppliers
Excellent manufacturing processes understanding/acumen for assigned categories
Develop negotiation strategies and lead negotiations to achieve company OTD, quality, cost savings, and sustainability goals
Lead supplier segmentation, selection, support supplier development and ensure high quality supplier relationship and operational management
Manage and control CAPEX for assigned categories
Understand business compliance requirements and drive opportunities to eliminate/minimize supply chain risks
Drive sourcing initiatives including best cost country sourcing (BCC), productivity, rationalization of supply base, sole source reduction, lead time reduction, on-time delivery and quality improvements, Six Sigma/Lean requirements and cash flow improvements, total cost of ownership (TCO)
Negotiate long term agreements with suppliers which outline our business strategy and requirements
Proactive engagement and interface with business sourcing leaders and functional owners to lay out strategies, ensure business buy-in and ensure optimized internal coordination and communication; active facilitation of solution identification and implementation
Proactively support project/initiative leaders in NPI (New Product Introduction) and product cost out processes in order to contribute in achieving sourcing and business goals
Act as multiplayer and facilitator between supply base and INNIO businesses to actively enable innovation and collaboration
Develop and execute recovery plan for suppliers that fall short on expectations
Own, drive and report progress/bottlenecks on Value Creation Plan (VCP) initiatives


Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations or Engineering from an accredited university/college or equivalent knowledge/experience
5+ years working experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain or operations (preferred)
Proven experience in project management and strategy development
Excellent technical aptitude, complemented by strong business acumen, as well as influencing, negotiation, and facilitating skills
Reciprocating engine knowledge/skills (preferred)
Strong knowledge/skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Oracle ERP experience is preferred
Strong communication and presentation skills at all levels
Strong customer service mindset with ability to improve internal customer relationships
Entrepreneurial, intrinsically motivated mindset with demonstrated ownership of responsibilities
Team player mentality and continuous improvement mindset
Willingness to travel at least 20% of the time to our global supply base


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