Sourcing Category Manager

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Your contribution

In the role of Category Manager, you will be responsible for developing strategies, commercial terms and cost saving initiatives within your categories.

This role also includes project purchasing, which means you will have close collaboration with several R&D departments within the company, in addition to purchasing and project managers.

The company's platforms have a lifespan of around ten years; therefore, it is important as a buyer to understand the suppliers' long-term technical competitiveness.

Travel is included in the job but can be planned in advance.
 

Your job in plain text  

Category manager responsible for hardware- and software related external activities and commercial terms for all new projects developed by the Handheld R&D, Fixed R&D and Surveillance R&D organization.
Responsible for the cross functional Category Teams with full responsibility for todays and coming supplier base within selected categories and act as escalation interface to the production in Sweden and Estonia. A key part of this role is to support with project sourcing activities within NPI enabling product launches.
 

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Drive Category Management Teams and set strategic plan
• Coordinate sourcing activities with multiple sites globally (Sweden, Taiwan, Estonia, Belgium)
• Support Handheld, Fixed Solution and Surveillance R&D organization within selected categories
• Responsibility for supplier selection securing that we have the right supplier base for future products aligned with the product roadmap within the category
• Drive productivity and cost savings globally from a category perspective
• Responsible for category specific material escalations from the production in Sweden and Estonia
• Drive together with purchase, Supplier performance development
• Drive supplier sustainability improvements within selected categories

To be ready to take on this role we would love if you have  

• Experience from a strategic sourcing/procurement role
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• International experience and working with different cultures
• SAP knowledge
• Experience in IVALUA platform is positive but not mandatory (S2C & P2P)
• Experience working with SW suppliers is a plus
• Fluent in English and Swedish, both verbal and written

What Teledyne FLIR offers you

·Opportunity to develop your career with the world's leading company in thermal and sensing technology

·At FLIR, you get a unique opportunity to experience how cutting-edge R&D, software- and hardware development come together under one roof. We do our research, our development, and our manufacturing

·Friendly culture with a focus on collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity.

·Work closely with R & D and Production

·A fair compensation structure and benefits such as wellness rewards

Interested?

If you liked what you just read, and believe you are the person that will make us better, do not hesitate to apply.

The selection process is ongoing, so don't wait.

We may select our final candidate before the advert expires.

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We accept applications in English.

(Non-US) This position requires access to export-controlled information or items (i.e. regulated technology or technical data per ITAR/EAR US regulations). Applicants must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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