Regional Category Manager, Plastics, Resins and

vor 3 Wochen

Schaffhausen, Schweiz Xylem Vollzeit

We’re Hiring for
**a Regional Category Manager (M/F/d) - Plastics, Resins and Cables**

If you are excited and passionate about helping #LetsSolveWater, consider joining our team today
**Xylem, Inc.** is a leading global water technology company servicing more than 150 countries and is dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues. We are looking for individuals to join our mission by exceeding customer expectations through smart sustainable solutions. At Xylem, you will have the opportunity to solve water by participating in our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark

**THE ROLE***:
We are looking for a dynamic, challenge-driven, and professional individual to join our team as
**Regional Category Manager focusing on Plastics, Resins and Cables**. The position is a key aspect of our business operation and is becoming ever more important as the Category grows at a fast pace. This person will have a demonstrated track record in Procurement and Project Management and will be reporting to our Global Category Manager (M/F/d), working in strong collaboration with cross-functional teams, leading complex and varied procurement projects within the Category.

In this role you’ll be pivotal in the development of our Regional/Global Supply Chain strategy, through the analysis, implementation, and continuous improvement of the end-to-end value chain solution.

**CORE RESPONSIBILITIES**:
***To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Develop and execute best-in-class sourcing strategies, both short and long term.
- Responsible for complete supply base management of key KPI’s, including between others: Productivity, Supplier Quality, Delivery, Working Capital, Risk Management, VAVE, Continuous Improvement, Make vs. Buy, Material Price Formula (MPF), Sustainability and Diversity.
- Cultivate key partnerships with our strategic suppliers covering all business units across the world.
- Maintain an effective supply chain that consistently provides Xylem’s manufacturing facilities with quality material per specification.
- Partner with regional procurement leaders, R&D and Engineering (all key stakeholders) when developing overall Category Strategies and having a clear understanding of the internal Voice of the Customer.
- Predict future global trends and disruptions within the industry and de-risking methodologies. Must work horizontally to stay abreast with changing technology and demand and have clear understanding of product taxonomy to a sub-tier level. Drive opportunities to continually create productivity projects and lead the sourcing efforts needed to ensure completion of such projects.
- Identify & execute second sourcing initiatives down to the sub-tier categories.
- Run regular category project calls with cross functional team, closely monitoring progress to committed timeline. Establish and maintain a Corporate Category Council.
- Manage commodity’s KPI metrics, report and track the progress towards the annual team goals to ensure goals are met or exceeded.
- Support a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant productivity improvement (Quality, Service Levels, Delivery and Cost) year on year.
- Analyze spend data and present insights based on the needs of the audience.
- Ensure that all applicable suppliers have fully executed Corporate Supply Agreements (CSA) and that such CSA are up-to-date and fully administered to. The CSA will be owned by the incumbent.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (preferably Business, Supply Chain or Engineering)
- Material control systems and processes background
- Managing Plastics and/or Cables categories strongly preferred and understanding of their manufacturing process.
- Sourcing & negotiating with suppliers/service providers and delivering annual cost reductions.
- Experience working with Global Business partners in global regions (EMEA, Americas, APAC)
- Ability to quickly establish credibility across the organization and to engage and influence others to ensure the most effective and efficient solutions are implemented.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**:

- Strong influence and change management skills, especially in a matrix environment with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to present information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences.
- Ability to influence senior management, teams and individuals across multiple cultures, disciplines and geographies.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across business units’ hierarchy and functions.
- Ability to analyze spend data and present insights based on the needs of the audience.
- Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams with proven abilities to influence others.

**DAY IN THE LIFE***:
***

In this role, the working environment is mainly in an office environment but wil

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