Category Manager

Description:

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

The Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, Direct Categories is an individual with passion and deep understanding of the Consumer-Packaged Goods in Dietary Supplements Direct Materials with an emphasis on packaging sourcing (e.g. plastic packaging, paperboard packaging, etc.). Category Managers are responsible for strategic sourcing while ensuring business continuity and supply assurance. This individual will deliver on key category initiatives by:

Developing category strategies and managing end-to-end strategic sourcing 
Leading spend management via cost savings/avoidance 
Supplier relationship management and risk mitigation 
Creating market data & analytical reports to support X-functional departments (e.g. Finance, Marketing, Sales, and other internal teams.) 

The Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, Direct Materials reports to the Manager, Direct Sourcing.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop robust sourcing category strategies via a thorough understanding of demand and supply dynamics, conducting supply risk assessments, identifying and using the best sourcing levers, developing SRM strategy, building an implementation roadmap; and align the category strategy with sourcing leadership and cross functional stakeholders 
Responsible for leveraging and being educated on category market intelligence, executing strategic sourcing events, price modelling, tracking supplier performance scorecards, contract management 
Building/leveraging RFx templates, supplier outreach, the supplier selection, commercial terms and contract T&C negotiations. Maximize value for money via right balance between Price, Quality, and Service for all purchased ingredients. 
Serves as a liaison between other departments and suppliers to ensure adequate supplies of materials are available on hand when needed 
Work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to optimize spend and identify and deliver cost savings / cost avoidance opportunities as well as to develop a pipeline for future savings 
Manage supplier qualifications for new suppliers, supplier quality issues and Supplier Relationship Management programs with strategic suppliers 
Develop and implement supply risk mitigation strategies 
Collaborate with Planning, Marketing, Innovation Team, R&D, Regulatory, Quality Control Department, Technical Operations, and supplier to resolve quality and rejected materials problems to ensure manufacturing has highest quality of materials required 
Actively supports New Product Development process by bringing new items and technologies from external sources. 

Critical Success Factors

You'll be most successful in this role if you have:

Strong presentation and communication skills and experience presenting to C-Suite executive leadership 
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
Functional knowledge of the Direct Material Categories, with an emphasis on packaging 
End to end strategic sourcing knowledge and experience for executing sourcing events 
Commercial and contractual negotiation experience with suppliers 
Demonstrated financial, quantitative, and analytical skills and their application on project evaluation 
The ability to incorporate market intelligence and data analytics into the category strategies and to leverage the information during contract negotiations. 

Capabilities & Skills Required

In order to take on these challenges, you’ll need to have:

Bachelor’s Degree required. Training and Development, Human Resources, or a related field preferred. 
Minimum of five years related experience in training development required, working within a process excellence or lean manufacturing framework. 
Understand principles of adult learning, particularly in a manufacturing plant environment. 
Strong experience working in ISO or cGMP operations developing and executing successful training programs including the implementation of skills qualification programs. 
Experience leveraging electronic Learning Management Systems. 
Proven track record to manage cross-functionally, collaborate and prioritize. 
Great written and verbal communication skills. Able to present ideas persuasively. 
Strong leadership, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to work with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. 
Innovative problem solver, strong decision-maker and outstanding facilitator of learning and change. 
Ability to travel (approximately 10%).