Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Täby kommun, Sweden FLIR Systems, Inc. Full time

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Your contribution

In the role of Category Manager, you will be responsible for developing strategies and commercial terms for your categories with a special focus on the military surveillance product portfolio. The focus of the role is on project purchasing, which means you will have close collaboration with the R&D departments within the company, in addition to purchasing, program and project managers. The company's platforms have a lifespan of more than ten years, therefore it is important as a buyer to have an understanding of the suppliers' long-term technical competitiveness.

Travel is included in the job but can be planned ahead.

Your job in plain text

Category manager responsible for the supply chain of the Surveillance organization, this includes both R&D and Production as well as existing and new suppliers.
Also Sourcing support to Solution organization. Responsible for the cross functional Category Team with full responsibility for today's and coming supplier base within selected categories. A key part of this role is to support with project sourcing activities within NPI enabling product launches.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Drive Category Management Team and govern structure
  • Set Procurement model and to be aligned with our customers contractual obligations – flow-down of requirements
  • Challenge existing suppliers regarding performance, price and lead-times
  • Secure supplier base within the category and replace non-performing suppliers where needed.
  • Support R&D organization and Production within selected categories
  • Responsibility for supplier selection and that Surveillance have the right supplier base for future products in the product roadmap within the category
  • Drive productivity and cost savings for Surveillance globally from a category perspective
  • Responsible for category specific material escalations from local production and selected partners
  • Drive together with purchase, Supplier performance development
  • Drive supplier sustainability improvements within selected categories

To be ready to take on this role we would love if you have

  • Experience from a strategic sourcing/procurement role
  • Excellent negotiations and communication skills
  • International experience and working with different cultures
  • SAP knowledge
  • Experience in IVALUA platform is positive but not mandatory (S2C & P2P)
  • Fluent in English, both verbal and written

Interested?

If you liked what you just read, and believe you are the person that will make us better, do not hesitate to apply.

The selection process is ongoing, so don't wait, but no later than the 10th of June 2024.

We may select our final candidate before the advert expires.

When applying, make it easy for yourself. Add a resume and fill out the required fields, no need to add anything else at this point.

We accept applications in English.

This position requires access to export-controlled information or items (i.e. regulated technology or technical data per ITAR/EAR US regulations). Applicants must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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