Sourcing Category Manager

Over 60 years ago, Petmate began with a single focus on providing safe pet transportation, which resulted in the creation of the first dog kennel. Flash forward to today, and the same love and bond that existed to provide safe travels for our pets now permeates through every step of pet and pet owners’ shared adventure.

Knowing that pets are every bit as much a part of the family, Petmate takes pride in developing new, superior products that improve the quality of life and enrich the bond created between people & their pets. From environmentally responsible manufacturing to rigorous product testing, we place safety at the core of what we make and how we make it.

Our 25 trusted brands continually drive innovation across pet categories, spanning dog and cat toys, feeding and watering, food storage, carriers, shelters, bedding, consumables and more.

OUR WHY: To enrich the lives of families by cultivating the bond between people & their pets

OUR VISION: Families everywhere trust us more than any other company to enhance the well-being of their pets at every step of their adventure

Petmate Core Values

OWN IT!: We take full responsibility for our actions, decisions, and their outcomes

STEADFAST DETERMINATION: Steady pursuit of what’s next with unwavering commitment and enthusiasm

DO THE RIGHT THING: Consistent alignment of actions and values in every situation, ensuring you’re always true to what’s right

SAFETY WITHOUT COMPROMISE: We prioritize the safety of employees, consumers, and pets without compromise

As a Sourcing Category Manager, you will be responsible for leading the company’s end-to-end sourcing operations for a category or categories by carrying out research, creating and executing strategy, defining quality and quantity metrics and choosing supplier that meet these criteria. The successful candidate will be able to appraise and improve our sourcing activities by analyzing the company’s spending, identifying new supply chain alternatives, managing existing supplier portfolios, and leading cost reductions projects.

Responsibilities

• Establishing, Analyzing, and optimizing the category procurement strategy to align with business goals.
• Drive >5% year over year cost reduction (value improvement) in given sourcing categories.
• Map out Sourcing Category roadmaps which complement product road maps, which identify current and emerging needs for technology, economic levers driving costs, capacity (growth)requirements, risks and opportunities over a three-year horizon.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive end-to-end understanding of given supply categories to drive cost optimization and eliminate nonvalue added waste in time and materials.
• Collaborate and execute new product development projects and driving task completion to achieve aggressive timelines.
• Lead supplier sourcing, evaluation, selection, onboarding process, negotiation, performance monitoring, relationship management and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate and lead team members across globally to determine key analytics and interpret results needed to develop growth action plans.
• Identify opportunities within your category to optimize and maximize product performance, including analyzing sales data, assortment gaps and market trends to make quick effective decisions for your category.
• Develop strategies and initiatives to diversify our product category globally by finding new suppliers to support our categories in any given region.
• Analyze quotes / RFQ and understand material cost breakdown, should cost analysis and negotiate cost to meet our requirements.
• Proactively coordinate and evaluate existing suppliers manufacturing capabilities, quality, compliance, deliveries and providing options and suggestions to improve.
• Manage contract portfolio for given category suppliers.
• Maintain a cadence of regular business reviews with category suppliers.

Requirements And Skills

• Proven work experience (minimum 3 years) as an International Sourcing Manager and its supply chain
• Demonstrated execution of sourcing Strategy, including demonstrated ability complete category strategies
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software
• Strong project management and leadership skills and understanding of manufacturing process and capabilities. Ability to lead, be nimble, prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in fast paced CPG (consumer packaged goods) company
• Ability to negotiate and sustain vendor relationships.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or equivalent

Petmate is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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