Global Category Manager - Cable Bardi

Global Category Manager - Cable
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Job n. 200924ITA

**Summary**:

Develop and execute sourcing strategy for Cable category globally in order to optimize total cost and leadtime and leverage the volume of different CoE's. Responsible to coordinate sourcing activities together with Strategic Buyers at the CoE´s for cable category, lead major negotiations with cable suppliers globally in cooperation with Strategic Buyers at the CoE´s.

**The Role**:

- Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify CoE's supply chain

- and project needs, participate in negotiations of contracts and terms with cable suppliers, ensuring favorable pricing and leadtime, quality standards, serve level of agreement? ? .

- Stay updated on market trends, industry best practices, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for cost improvement moments and innovations, keep key stakeholders updated.

- Ensure compliance with legal, ESH, regulatory and company standards, market required cert. in supplier selection, contracting and ongoing management.

- Strategic sourcing & Strategic category management for cables

- Identify new suppliers competitive and evaluate current supplier performance.

- Make supplier risk assessment.

- Build and maintain long term relationships with suppliers.

- Drive cost saving initiatives.

- Lead to develop new suppliers and related sourcing activities for global cable category.

- Run global RFQs.

- Support project team with best cost of cable to win projects.

**Requirements**:

- Well-rounded with commercial experience and Engineer BA (or above) background.

- Experience from working for a global international company.

- Major in Mechanical/Electrical engineering is preferred.

- 10 -15 years or above professional experience in sourcing, category management

- Global business/market saving for cable industry.

- Proven tract records in managing global supplier relationship, contract negotiations and delivery saving within global companies.

- Ability to work in cross-functional, global team environment.

- Keep in pulse of global material trends

- Strong sense of responsibility

- Familiar with supplier evaluation and selection methodologies, including risk assessment and performance management.

- Good knowledge of sourcing best practice, sourcing process and supply chain management principles

- **Location**: ITALY, Nova Milanese

- **Date**: 20 Sep 2024

- **Experience**: 3 to 5 years

- **Job family**: Engineering