Senior Procurement and Category Manager

4 weeks ago


Pune, Maharashtra, India Johnson Controls Full time
About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings. With a rich history dating back to 1885, we've been making buildings smarter and more efficient. Our portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services enables us to transform environments where people live, work, learn, and play.

Job Summary

We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Procurement and Category Manager to join our Global Category Management team. As a key member of our team, you'll develop and implement comprehensive category strategies, drive best-in-class global sourcing, and ensure alignment with business requirements and objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and communicate detailed global category strategies for high-spend categories, impacting multiple product business units and regions.
  • Ensure alignment of category strategies with business requirements and objectives.
  • Lead the KBS (Knowledge-based Sourcing) team for assigned categories, driving best product, process, and footprint.
  • Conduct supplier contract negotiation, selection, and lifecycle management.
  • Act as a center of excellence for respective categories, providing a complete understanding of industry, competition, future technologies, and innovations.
  • Responsible for overall continuity of supply and active risk mitigation, working with plants to resolve quality, delivery, capacity, and other issues.
  • Support make vs buy decisions and meet or exceed profit plan goals related to categories.
  • Lead monthly or quarterly category reviews with the global category team across plants and regions.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred.
  • Minimum 10-12 years of experience in HVAC, engineering, large manufacturing, or multi-industry global organization.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a strategic sourcing role.
  • Very strong negotiation skills.
  • Capability to interface with senior leadership across regions both internally and 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 is a plus.
  • Travel up to 30% globally and domestically.


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