Senior Category Manager - Global Indirect Procurement

Senior Category Manager – Global Indirect Procurement

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.

As Senior Category Manager – Global Indirect Procurement , you will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that optimize business partnerships with strategic suppliers and service providers across a broad array of indirect product and services categories. In this high-visibility role you will have direct responsibility for category strategy, supplier selection, contract and price negotiations, supplier and service provider performance management, and problem resolution. You will also have the opportunity to work with senior leaders from around the company and to make significant contributions to company results. The role will have significant engagement around the Global Transportation, 3PL and Warehousing spend categories but will not be limited to this area. All Donaldson employees that meet minimum qualifications are eligible for this role.

This role can be based in our EMEA HQ in Leuven (Belgium) or in our offices in Haan (Germany) or Skarbimierz (Poland).

Role Responsibilities:

• Conceptualizing, developing, and implementing procurement strategies for indirect products and services across broad array of categories.
• Ensuring supply and financial objectives are achieved.
• Partnering with business leaders across the company on sourcing initiatives and cost containment activities.
• Monitoring market conditions that influence cost and supply in area(s) of responsibility and uses this information to refine procurement strategies.
• Executing fact-based negotiations that drive best total cost and ensure continuous supply for Donaldson.
• Communicating procurement strategies and trends to the Donaldson leadership team and other stakeholders and providing periodic overviews of strategy effectiveness.
• Managing pricing to align with current market conditions and in consideration of cost of category inputs.
• Drive year-over-year cost reduction and cost avoidance with assigned suppliers.
• Identifying, on-boarding, and developing suppliers and service providers appropriate to Donaldson strategic sourcing objectives.
• Using supplier performance management data and tools to drive supplier and provider performance around quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.
• Performing regular reviews with suppliers and providers to recognize and benchmark strong performance and/or develop meaningful action plans to remedy sub-standard performance.
• Providing support to Donaldson stakeholders to ensure strong alignment around provider KPI expectations and ensuring effective provider performance.
• Completing comprehensive risk management assessments of the supply base through formal assessment tools and analysis, coupled with face-to-face and on-site interactions.
• Identifying and implementing countermeasures to mitigate identified risks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional sourcing experience with indirect categories.
• Fluent English both written and spoken.
• Experience in global projects related to cost reduction, cost avoidance, and risk mitigation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional European languages like Dutch, French, or Spanish are a plus.
• The following certifications are a plus: CPSM, ASCM, CPIM, or CSCP certifications.
• Strong business partner collaboration skills.

Key words: Category Manager, indirect, sourcing, portfolio management, supplier.

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About Us

Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world’s most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts.

Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation, and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing, and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers‘ needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.

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