Manager Category Management-India

Manager Category Management-India  - Bangalore 

Let's Build Together
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At Kennametal, our customers count on us to deliver the innovation that helps the world fly, drive, power and build. Our mission is all about performance and it all starts with our people.  

Our Business : We help build products that touch our everyday lives. Our tools, materials and wear resistant solutions enable customers to run longer, cut faster and machine with greater precision.  INSERT LOCATION/DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC SENTENCE HERE. If you like building and bringing ideas to reality, we’re the place to be. 

Our Team : We are a global team committed to our core values and to solving our customers’ biggest challenges. We want every employee to reach their full potential and provide an inclusive environment where all people and perspectives are respected.  INSERT SENTENCE DESCRIBING WHAT MAKES THE LOCATION/DEPARTMENT UNIQUE. 

Our Values : Safety. Respect. Integrity. Accountability. These are the values and guiding principles we live by every day. 

Our Communities : We give back to the communities where we work and live in various ways from monetary support to volunteering.  INSERT SENTENCE DESCRIBING HOW THE LOCATION/DEPARTMENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. 

Our Promise : An inspiring place to work. A progressive culture that values what you bring and where what you say matters. An opportunity to build something better. 

Let’s transform how everyday life is built…together. 

Position Summary
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What You'll Accomplish 
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What We're Looking For 
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What You'll Love About Us 

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• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity 
• Customizable Benefit offering available through our Active Exchange 
• Numerous voluntary benefit options 
• Paid Time Off 
• FSA/HSA accounts 

• Generous 401K match 
• Paid parental leave 
• Professional Development  

Job Summary

This position will lead the management of a global spend category for Kennametal. This role will be responsible for understanding the market, define and execute category strategies to deliver the best value and performance for the company while managing and mitigating risks to supply and cost.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify and implement opportunities to reduce cost of materials or services, reduce lead times and improve supply base performance for your categories.
• Manage key internal and external relationships across stakeholders and suppliers to enable strategic sourcing initiative and mitigate supply risks.
• Evaluate market intelligence, internal business goals and historical spend to determine strategic opportunities.
• Lead your category and cross functional team in the development, execution, and maintenance of Global sourcing category strategies.
• Lead source selection process including RFP, negotiations and esourcing events.
• Lead and execute contracts for category in close collaboration with legal and category peers.
• Manage supplier expectations and key performance metrics for category.  Ensure communication plans are in place with your team and key suppliers including business reviews, scorecard reporting, and systemic performance improvement.
• Partner with HR, Legal, EHS and the business to ensure category strategies are compliant with relevant laws, regulations, and risk policies.  Ensure flow down and capture of required data to support conflict minerals, ESG, and other relevant.  
• Develop and implement process improvement and cost savings initiatives with suppliers.
• Manage and execute within your department budget.  Forecast budget, expense and category spend for AOP and multiyear STRAP planning.
• Utilize standard work to document and manage key strategies and actions for your category following the global sourcing and procurement procedures and policies.
• Partner with the Procurement organization to minimize leakage from the category strategies and make improvements ongoing based on feedback and risks identified.

Education & Skills

• Bachelor and/or master within a relevant field of study (Business, Supply Chain, Engineering).
• Experience in supply chain or relevant discipline in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Proven track record within strategic procurement and/or category management (+5 years).
• SAP or other ERP system usage experience.
• Motivated by leading negotiations. Goal-oriented and proactive. Strong communication skills.
• Business Acumen – Driven by entrepreneurship.  Able to set priorities and establish priorities.  This role provides a unique opportunity to develop and manage a key commodity area. 
• Business Performance Measurement – Ability to understand internal business processes, external market segments, establish strategic direction and business objectives, and gain alignment with cross-functional stakeholders. 
• Customer Relationship Management - Understands organization of internal customer groups, key users, and characteristics of these customers. Drives to understand customer requirements and uses this information as an input to create effective strategies and reach timely decisions to foster mutually beneficial customer relationships.
• Data Management – Skilled in analytics; able to maintain key data, leverage raw data to organize and prioritize information for decision making.
• Project Management – Designs, plans, and manages projects to deliver value-added solutions within defined time and cost parameters.
• Financial Analysis – Able to create cost savings scenario summaries and track purchase price performance to commodity markets to differentiate between cost movement due to commodity markets versus supply chain improvement.  Understand financial concepts including invoicing, accounts payable and other financial business processes. Interprets financial data, analyzes cost structures, and determines financial impacts of decisions.
• Experience working with a global corporation and matrixed environment a plus.
• Experience in a sourcing role and following compliance requirements for a global company and highly regulated industries. 

About Kennametal

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. 

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