Senior Procurement and Category Manager

1 week ago

Pune, Maharashtra, India Johnson Controls Full time

Who we are

Johnson Controls is the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings. At Johnson Controls, we've been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world's largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.

This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. We're helping to create a healthy planet with solutions that decrease energy use, reduce waste and make carbon neutrality a reality. Sustainability is a top priority for our company.

We committed to invest 75 percent of new product development R&D in climate-related innovation to develop sustainable products and services. We take sustainability seriously. Achieving net zero carbon emissions before 2040 is just one of our commitments to making the world a better place.

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Sr. Category Manager: What you will do...

As a part of the Johnson Controls, this Sr. Category Manager role is a member of the Global Category Management team. This team is responsible for partnering with key stakeholders across all JCI plants to develop global sourcing strategies for all key categories, establish a best-in-class global sourcing footprint, act as a Center of Excellence for their respective categories, actively support the business in new product development and help plants to meet their business objectives.

The Category Manager is an advanced purchasing role that reports directly to a Director of Category Management. This strategic role works on a team with a purpose to assure strategic commodities alignment across functions of the business. As a member of this team, you will work within a dynamic environment that provides a high-level of exposure and influence.

As a Category Manager you will manage the micro category portion of overall spend budget and associated savings. You will develop, communicate, and implement comprehensive category strategies.

As a Category Manager you handle ambiguity well, can make decisions without all the data, can shift gears comfortably and can effectively cope with change. You believe that the best work is done in teams – you're seen as a cooperative peer, candid yet fair. You can manage multiple priorities simultaneously because of your excellent planning, organization, and time management skills. You are intellectually curious – driving continual learning for you and your team. You're also interpersonally curious – understanding that internal and external collaboration fuels improvement and best practice.

How you will do it...

Responsible for developing detailed global category strategies. Categories will typically be high spend and will impact multiple product business units/regions and may also be highly technical in nature. Ensure alignment of category strategies to business requirements and objectives Lead KBS (Knowledge-based Sourcing) team for assigned categories driving best product, process and footprint. Optimize supply base composition globally. Conduct supplier contract negotiation, supplier selection and contract lifecycle management Act as a center of excellence for the respective categories through complete understanding of industry, competition, future technologies, and innovations etc. Responsible for overall continuity of supply and active risk mitigation. Work with plants to resolve quality, delivery, capacity, and other issues as required. Support make vs buy decisions Meet or exceed profit plan goals related to categories: cost savings, raw material economics, quality, supplier rationalization, LCC % content and other agreed objectives Lead monthly or quarterly category reviews with dotted line global category team across the plants and regions.

What you will need...

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred. Min years in HVAC, engineering, large manufacturing, or multi-industry global organization Min. 5 years of experience in a strategic sourcing role Very strong negotiation skills Capability to interface with senior leadership across regions both internally & externally In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices Strong MS Office skills Strong costing and analytical skills Working knowledge of SAP or other equivalent ERP systems Fluent in English will be a plus. Travel up to 30%, global and domestic

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