Category manager tooling and plant equipment

Purchasing Category Manager, Capex

At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

Indirect Purchasing is a fundamental contributor for the achievement of company objectives and is part of the Purchasing organization. In our competitive world, we build long-term relationships with our suppliers, seek the best value for money, create the most meaningful innovation, and strive for excellent quality with respect for our values. Our mission is to support Electrolux in delivering on time with the perfect quality at the rightmost that as a company we can live up to the expectations of our customers and end consumers

For our suppliers, we choose a Value-based Sourcing strategy built on 360 long term agreements, supplier early involvement, supplier relationship management, innovation and sustainability pillars. We build trust-based relationships that have the potential to grow and evolve together with our business

Within the Purchasing CAPEX organization, the Category Manager has the key responsibility of developing an efficient purchasing strategy and partner with high performing suppliers to answer to Electrolux needs

Our mission is to ensure the award of businesses are to the best suppliers through project negotiation, using advanced tools based on Value-based Sourcing Model

We operate in all the regions (Business Areas) with a panel of international suppliers and engaging them with our internal business partners, such as Manufacturing Engineering, Product Line and R&D, among others

We rely on building strong collaboration with all our stakeholders. We focus on innovation, quality and development of long-term relationships with our strategic suppliers. Sustainability and continuous improvement are the elements that underpin the work we do

• →Build and deploy a category strategy that aligns the requirements of all Business Areas and Product Lines, by developing and maintain a portfolio of high performing suppliers
• →Generate initiatives and projects to deliver leveraged productivity performance cross Product Lines and BA's
• →Develop and retain strong supplier relationships as well as drive cross- functional collaboration with internal stakeholders
• →Manage the business strategically with the objective to leverage global needs & opportunities, to promote complexity reduction, simplification, standard solutions, cost performance, and support innovation and sustainability
• →Manage relationships and partnerships with cross functional teams and internal stakeholders
• →Lead internal and external analyses(industry & supplier) and provide market expertise
• →   Ensure compliance with the company policies c订1d the use of the reporting tools

• University degree (Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineer or Economics background is an asset)
• 3-5 years of relevant, progressive strategic sourcing and category management experience
• You build trust, nurture good working relationships, and communicate effectively with your colleagues and across functions
• Experience and knowledge of the purchasing environment for the commodities managed with the capability to analyses business procurement issues, recommend solutions and strategies, and implement change
• Support sourcing decisions in close collaboration with the Global Domain Managers and key stakeholders (Product Line, Quality, Manufacturing, Design)
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage strategic supplier relationships,
• including relationship building, performance, development, and integration
• Fluent in English. Any other language is an asset

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