Category Manager - automation/equipment

At Westinghouse Electric Company, we are pioneers in nuclear technology and our technology is the basis for nearly half of the world's commercial nuclear power plants in operation. Today, we are also building several new reactors that contribute to more fossil-free energy. Globally, we have over 10,000 employees in 19 countries, of which 1,000 are at our Swedish workplaces in Västerås and Täby. Our Swedish operations were founded in 1969 and supply nuclear fuel as well as products and services in automation, maintenance, testing and decommissioning for customers around the world. Read more about us www.westinghousenuclear.com.

About the role:

As a Category Manager you will partner with a category team to improve cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. You will grow a category management team in an assigned category (automation and/or equipment). We require relationship skills to manage organizational needs, project timelines, and resource management.

You will report to the Director Supply Chain Capital, Global Category Management and be located in Spain or in France or in Belgium.

Model of work: hybrid.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain an overall category strategy to meet organizational goals.
• Guide the segmentation of assigned spend into appropriate category and subcategory groupings.
• Improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the category plan.
• Ensure smooth execution of the category strategy through collaboration with our preferred suppliers. This involves "right-sizing" non-preferred suppliers and rewarding preferred partners with business awards.
• Lead main business reviews (SRM) with strategic suppliers to lead the category strategy and completion of category goals.
• Review presentations for supplier relationship management meetings, category plans, risk mitigation proposals, 4-Blockers, and 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 Leadership.
• Research and track industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage.
• Develop a productive working relationship with multiple departments: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of procurement experience, preferably within industries with complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, with a focus on procurement.
• Experience in negotiations including Request for Information Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation and contract development.
• BA/BS degree in any field of engineering, business field of study or similar.
• Benchmark, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills.
• Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administration.
• Experience collaborating with teams across all levels of the organization, ability to cultivate dynamic teams to lead project to successful completion.
• Focus on daily continuous improvement in standard work, talent development, and risk mitigation to exceed organizational goals.
• Maintain long term productive relationship with suppliers.
• Advanced proficiency in Project ERP system or similar system experience in a global environment is beneficial (SAP & Ariba).

#LI-Hybrid

We offer: 

At Westinghouse, we offer an inspiring work environment in a high-tech industry. You will be a part of a network of global experts from several different areas and we offer great opportunities for competence development and career growth, both in Sweden and abroad.    As a member of our team, you will work together with engaged colleagues and be a part of an environment that is both challenging and supportive. Many of our positions are based in activity-based environments which enables a flexible workplace. 

At Westinghouse, we have a strong safety culture. 

Westinghouse is an employer that treats everyone equally.

Some of the benefits employees in the Sweden can expect:

• Wellness Allowance

• Flexible pay opportunities via our Benefit portal

• Work hour reduction (ATF) and occupational pension (ITP)

• ASB Insurance: compensation for the cost of health care, dental care hearing aids, glasses and more

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

• Employee Referral Program: potential for employees to earn a monetary award for referring other qualified candidates to Westinghouse 

Get connected with Westinghouse on social media: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn| YouTube