Category Manager - Forge Metals

Overview

Category Manager I – Metals. Mortenson is currently seeking an experienced Category Manager I – Forge Metals responsible for developing, implementing, and managing sourcing strategies for structural and miscellaneous metals. This role will focus on optimizing costs, quality, and delivery while improving supply chain efficiencies and maintaining supplier relationships. Industrializing standard products for use in typical structures.

Hiring Location
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Minneapolis, MN

• Manage Design Phase, Estimating, and Procurement for Key Projects
• Estimating and Procurement
• Interpret project plans, specifications, and details for estimate preparation
• Solicit quotes from manufacturers and trade partners
• Understand project specifications and qualify manufacturer quotes
• Create proposals
• Assist design phase with material selections based on client needs
• Project Management
• Create and maintain procurement log
• Create project specific purchase agreements
• Manage submittal and shop drawing process
• Coordinate with project teams and other trades
• Industrialization
• Work to standardize products and details for projects within a client portfolio
• Evaluate and create efficiencies in design, products and manufacturers to streamline project and property lifecycle

• Develop Category Strategy and Execution
• Develop and implement category strategy for assigned categories
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders across engineering and operations to capture category requirements
• Assess potential opportunities for categories including spend segmentation, category maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis
• Develop sourcing strategy detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefits
• Adapt the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change
• Support Annual Category Reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and risk mitigation strategies

• Manage Relationships with Key Suppliers
• Maintain relationships with suppliers at the leadership level
• Conduct supplier business reviews
• Monitor supplier’s quality and delivery performance
• Leverage supplier relationships to assist buyers with expedites as needed

• Manage Financial Performance of Category
• Responsible for category financial results for assigned categories. Develop strategies to achieve financial and category initiative goals
• Develop pricing strategies for project proposals
• Lead monthly and annual category financial reviews with project information, metrics, forecast and strategy

• Achieve Material Cost Reductions for Assigned Categories
• Initiate and conduct supplier contract negotiations
• Define negotiations strategy including supplier profiles, targets, switching costs, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Monitor market drivers affecting the category including raw material pricing and availability, supplier capacity, industry disruptions and new products
• Forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation

• Collaboration and Leadership
• Effectively work with diverse teams and organizational levels
• Lead team members by example, provide coaching and feedback, and manage performance

• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience strategically managing category material spend, specific to structural & miscellaneous metals preferred
• Experience negotiating contracts and procuring commercial mechanical equipment directly from manufacturers
• Experience influencing early phases of design and front-loading decision making to expedite procurement processes
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and negotiations skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Strong organization, planning and decision-making skills
• Ability to influence without authority
• Active listening skills and effective communication including openness to diverse input and feedback
• Knowledge of construction processes and materials
• Experience presenting in front of Senior Leadership
• Ability to travel up to 30%

• Medical and prescription drug plans, with vision coverage
• Dental plan
• 401k retirement plan with Mortenson matching
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid…