**Country**:
Mexico
**Location**:
LOC5021 Planta G : Av.
Finsa 3202, Parque Industrial FINSA 1 Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México, 66350
**ABOUT US**:
Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security.
We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends.
This is why we come to work every day.
Join us and we can make a difference together.
**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
Provide daily management and support to category/commodity team members and ensure proper development and execution of comprehensive category/commodity strategies that exceed both short term and long-term targets.
Accountable for all commercial negotiations and supplier selections within commodities.
Responsible for developing Category/commodity strategy and playbook.
Responsible for management of strategic suppliers through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process and accountable for monitoring supplier risk across all responsible commodities.
**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- ** Team Development and Management**:Provide daily/weekly support, utilizing MD/CI process.
- ** Strategic Alignment**:Collaborate with regional/sector stakeholders to align category/commodity strategy with broader product and manufacturing goals.
- ** Opportunity Assessment**: Lead team in conducting comprehensive assessments, including spend segmentation, commodity maturity, and cost drivers.
- ** Sourcing Strategy**:Develop and execute sourcing strategies, detailing projects, levers, timing, and expected benefits.
- ** Project Execution**:Oversee sourcing projects, including RFx, continuous improvement, and consolidation.
- ** Negotiation Strategy**: Define negotiation strategy, including supplier profiles, commercial targets, switching costs, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- ** Supplier Selection and Management**: Execute commodity blocking strategy, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships through formal SRM process.
- ** Transformation**:Engage with Project teams to support new product development (NPD) and and new technology introduction (NTI) initiatives.
- ** Risk Management**:Monitor supplier risk, develop mitigation plans, and manage category/commodity inflation.
- ** Financial Performance**:Ensure cashflow, spend under contract, and productivity targets are met.
- ** Team Collaboration**:Foster a collaborative work environment and present team updates during Quarterly Category/Commodity Reviews (QCRs).
**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**:
- Adequate English level to handle fluent and assertive conversations across global teams (written and spoken).
- BA/BS degree with 10+ years in Supply Chain, Procurement **or**MA/MBA degree with 8+ years in Supply Chain, Procurement.
- 6+ years of experience in Category/ Commodity Management.
- Strong Analytic experience.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Experience with large complex cross functional projects.
**Preferred**:
- Direct experience in the development and management of a global supply.
- Experience managing spend for ~$400M.
- Experience in fabrication of copper and aluminum.
**AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS**:
- Agrees to work on site and commute to Santa Catarina.
- Availability from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
- Ability to travel up to 25% (global).
**KEY COMPETENCIES**:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
- ** Supply Chain Acumen**- Oversees development and execution of GSC strategies/playbooks for assigned components or services, drives utilization of common GSC tools to achieve optimal Carrier results that are Quality, Delivery, Price and Service balanced and corporate/governmental compliant.
- ** Project Management**- Reviews and approves teams' project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners.
- ** Global Business Thinking/Strategizing**- Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into GSC strategies/playbooks, develops global talent.
- ** Problem Solving**- Identifies/anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation.
- ** Relationship Management** - Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers, and reinforces GSC lead on "The Carrier Way" to the supply base.
**Carrier is An Equal**Opportunity/Affirmative** Action Em