Lead Category Manager - Power Plant Products

Lead Global Category Manager – Power Plant Products

By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology, INNIO brings our customers affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions for today—and tomorrow. We are helping to meet today's energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48,000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, which can be found in more than 100 countries. And, by harnessing our history of energy industry firsts along with the power of digital innovation, we will continue to deliver for the future. Welcome to a World of Innovation and Inspiration! Welcome to INNIO!

We are looking for a Lead Global Category Manager – Power Plant Products to join our Procurement & Sourcing Team at INNIO. The successful candidate will have a key role within the INNIO Direct Material Procurement Team. This team is responsible for all procurement activities which are required to ensure on-time delivery of cost-effective materials which meet the highest standards in quality. The INNIO Procurement team is an essential part of INNIO's operation as well as pivotal in ensuring that INNIO's future products continue to exceed market and customer expectations.

The Lead Global Category Manager – Power Plant Products is a strategic individual contributor role reporting directly to the XXXX. The work structure is hybrid to include a combination of working days onsite at our Houston, TX facility & remote from home.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of procurement strategy for new innovative products at INNIO (focus on parts which are linked to power plant installations).
• Development and description of a viable procurement strategy for power plant components.
• Cross functional coordination for identification, selection, and development of critical suppliers to execute our customer demands.
• Implementation & execution of structured supplier relationship management plans.
• Management of supplier contracts and negotiations.
• Interface with Business Leaders to lay out strategies and ensure business buy-in.

Minimum Requirements

• 5 years' experience in direct material or related procurement ideally within the machinery sector.
• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Business related discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• Fluency in other languages including German & Spanish a plus.
• Outstanding influencing & negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Highly motivated with an outstanding track record concerning ability to deliver.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Team player mentality with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong knowledge/skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Oracle ERP experience is preferred.
• Strong customer service mindset with ability to improve internal customer relationships.
• Entrepreneurial, intrinsically motivated mindset with demonstrated ownership of responsibilities.
• Willingness to travel at least 20% of the time to our global supply base.

INNIO offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. INNIO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.