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Apex Systems, Inc. Buyer III - 3031034 in Bellevue, Washington
Job#: 3031034
Job Description:
Job Description: Job Description: Procurement Category Manager
Location: Seattle, WA | Nashville, TN | Houston, TX ? Arlington, VA
Department: Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain
Overview:
Team installs a significant quantity of new buildings every year. The historical model has been to allow each integrator to use their own equipment, controls, subsystems, and methodologies. While that has allowed us to be successful to this point, the variability between buildings has proven difficult to support and scale. Charge is to build partnerships to focus on consistency and scalability across our network of the future. We will be partnering with key suppliers to help them scale up their manufacturing capabilities to keep up with our needs, as well as refining their designs to drive innovation and operational uptime and better meet the specific needs of operational environment. In partnership this will challenge the status quo on our Gen14 AR sortables building by focusing on critical equipment, controls, and system implementation methods. We are seeking a Procurement Category Manager (PCM) to join our team & to partner with internal business owners and key stakeholders across and partner organizations, to drive procurement and operational value for these MHE systems. This role leads the development and execution of capital sourcing strategies for equipment, components that are part of the overall MHE systems. Our PCM drive efficiencies in procurement strategy and commercial pricing, enable engineering efficiencies through effective partnership with design teams, and support long-term business interests through partnership within Teams as well as other teams like GPO, Capital Planning, Project Management Organization (PMO), Worldwide Design Engineering (WWDE), Finance, Global Engineering Services (GES) Operations Engineering (Ops Eng.), and Reliability and Maintenance Engineering (RME).
This role will involve developing and executing category sourcing strategies, delivering savings, and improving productivity across the category. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, a creative critical thinker, a builder who likes to build from scratch and a motivated learner with strong communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
•Develop and implement category sourcing strategies for equipment & components that form the overall MHE system or sub-systems, ensuring alignment with goals and objectives.
•Lead cross-functional sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize competitive position for the procured equipment.
•Manage internal and external relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers, business units, and other procurement teams.
•Drive supplier performance management, focusing on transparency, quality, innovation and overall supplier performance.
•Collaborate with global and local teams to deploy and manage the implementation of defined strategies.
•Influence suppliers' roadmaps, design, processes, technology decisions, and strategies to align with procurement goals.
•Lead complex and cross-functional projects to drive productivity and innovation within the category.
•Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and industry best practices to inform category strategies and decision-making.
•Develop and maintain category-specific metrics and reporting to track performance, savings, and supplier compliance.
Qualifications:
•Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
•Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or a related field, with a focus on equipment, industrial automation/robotics, CAPEX or similar complex categories.
•Proven experience in developing and executing category sour