CATEGORY MANAGER, SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION

Por qué te necesitamos? The Category Manager is responsible for executing and promoting the corporate strategy related to supplier partnership in the sustainability, innovation, and process improvement spaces.
This role will collaborate with North America business units as well as with external stakeholders in order to track sustainability data and influence and reduce emissions through initiatives around Scope 3.
This critical position is in line with the corporate mission to be carbon neutral by and will work with the businesses to achieve their sustainability targets through innovation and process improvement.
The incumbent will also be responsible for purchasing-owned responsibilities for R&D-managed New Product Development activities (including legal agreements, supplier relationships, and pricing negotiations).
The incumbent will communicate with other functions to support projects through the Gate process and report results.
The incumbent will also be responsible for facilitating and leading projects in Value Analysis and Value Engineering for purchasing-led supplier collaboration projects.
They will work as the project manager to monitor and control projects with internal and external stakeholders.
The incumbent will work with the Sustainability and Innovation team to develop reporting, dashboards, analytic studies, and presentations related to the above categories.
¿Este trabajo es para ti? Innovation lead.
Own purchasing responsibility for New Product Development projects in CertainTeed gate process Organize and lead in monthly R&D reviews for strategic overview of ongoing R&D NPD projects Develop and maintain preferred supplier list for R&D Complete market review to identify multiple sources to reduce project risk Own supplier relationships for all new raw materials in NPD projects (communication, completion of legal documents, sample ordering, etc.) Develop category overview for new materials to identify future supply risks, lifecycle analysis, and price volatility Identify spend, develop sourcing strategy, and lead all sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract negotiations, and supplier selection to minimize the total cost of ownership Ensure business is protected, competitive pricing is obtained, and leverage opportunities are created or utilized with the preferred suppliers Serve as innovation expert Proactively review market and suppliers for potential innovation opportunities Complete annual review for R&D and innovation strategy and identify and recommend suppliers to support R&D initiatives Support initiatives to map potential innovation opportunities for BUs (Purchasing Innovation Strategy workshops, VIP Program, etc.) Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) lead.
Lead VAVE projects through all phases Work with businesses to identify and scope out potential opportunities Run workshops with business functions and suppliers to identify saving opportunities Facilitate value diagnosis and brainstorming sessions on potential opportunities Drive action plans based on opportunities identified by BUs Monitor and control execution of projects to track performance Responsible for process improvement as internal VAVE expert Lead trainings and develop and share resources to teams Develop, track, manage, and deliver results on KPIs and savings Lead regular business review with the functions Sustainability lead.
Own and publish Scope 3 data reporting for all raw materials and transportation for CertainTeed Audit data on a quarterly basis to meet external audit expectation Coordinate with other functions (finance, IT, ESG) to ensure data reporting needs are met Work with businesses to ensure data and data reporting meet business strategy needs Support Scope 3 supplier actions Meet with suppliers to actively engage them on reduction actions in support of CertainTeed meeting and reduction goals Track, monitor, and report on program status Serve as subject matter expert for Scope 3 Proactively benchmark and monitor market to bring best practices into CertainTeed procedures Communicate learnings with business leads in other functions to maintain best-in-class program Algo más sobre nosotros