Category Manager Service Parts & Accessories

Service Parts & Accessories Commodity Manager

The Service Parts & Accessories Commodity Manager has responsibility for service parts and accessories that support our finished goods and will secure long-term delivery, quality, and cost improvements during the total product lifecycle. The scope of business is 25k active service parts and 1,500 accessories, mainly sourced through external vendors but also with internal vendors (manufacturing sites, overseas distribution centers, etc). The main objective is to have a high performing supply base of vendors that will help us meet our customer expectations.

Key initiatives and responsibilities :

• Responsible for commercial relationships with suppliers, securing targeted levels of delivery performance, cost, quality, sustainability, etc.
• Assist with the development and implementation of strategies that meet customer demands in a cost-efficient way
• Drive value by implementing strategic sourcing and entering into cost efficient agreements that fulfill supply requirements.
• Manage the entire process of a supplier agreement, from submission to legal, expiration alerts, etc.
• Drive supplier performance through vendor scorecards and metrics. Ensure reports are created, updated, accurate, communicated and actioned with report-outs on key vendors.
• Assist with the development and implementation of strategies that actively search for performance improvement and cost reduction opportunities by understanding customer needs, supply market trends and innovation.
• Conduct detailed demand, spend, cost and market analysis and a structured approach to tendering and negotiating with suppliers.
• Segment suppliers and manage those relationships to drive supplier development and integration for existing, new and potential suppliers.
• Works with the planning group to identify critical supply needs and engage the supplier as needed.
• Manage purchase prices with vendors proactively or when there is a price dispute; conduct annual price negotiations or as needed.
• Ensure parts are available from suppliers according to our lifecycle policy, supply agreements and / or terms sheet.
• Implement and enforce supplier agreements and / or "terms sheets", focused on our largest vendors or worst performing vendors.
• Ensure packaging is identified up front with vendors or implement improved packaging requirements.
• Works with R&D towards ensuring we have dual sourcing in place.

What We Are Looking For :