Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?
Position Overview
The primary role of the Category Procurement Manager – Plastics is to establish, manage and execute strategy for Hunter Douglas businesses. The Category Manager is responsible for negotiating, evaluating, directing and/or coordinating the category spend and vendor relationships within these categories. This includes the identification of year over year productivity opportunities, strategic direction, and material, service, and operational improvements.
This position will reside in Atlanta GA and will report to Sr. Director of Procurement, HD Direct
What you'll do
- Be a trusted business advisor to stakeholders, providing counsel and guidance in the acquisition of products and services. Provide intelligence on industry trends and best practices to develop future strategies. Have a laser-focus on exceeding stakeholder expectations;
- Demonstrate leadership through innovation, data-driven decision making and superior communication and teamwork;
- Apply industry best practices and market trends to create forward-thinking category strategies;
- Lead end-to-end competitive bids through the full process of requirements, market analysis, bidding, selection, negotiating, contracting, and supplier management;
- Meet or exceed year-over-year cost reductions for assigned categories. Deliver savings and payment term improvements and other value-added contributions to Hunter Douglas’s P&L;
- Produce spend analytics and reporting to stakeholders to identify new savings opportunities;
- Conduct periodic business reviews with key suppliers to ensure adherence to service levels, recognition of hard savings, and implementation of continuous improvement. Implement and manage compliance metrics and performance KPI’s;
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
- All other duties as assigned
Key Relationships:
- Global procurement representatives and leadership
- Supply/Demand Planners and Supply Chain Team
- R&D
- Quality
- PMO
- Plant operations teams
Who you are
- Bachelors/University degree in Supply Chain, Business, or relevant major/curriculum required
- At least 5 – 7 years of progressive Sourcing or relevant Supply Chain experience in management of materials. Masters in related field is a plus.
- Specific experience in plastics and component sourcing, as well as engineering, and or manufacturing is preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment or operations environment required
- Contract negotiation, vendor management and manufacturing related experience required
- Working knowledge and understanding of SAP/ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to identify, leverage, and implement metrics and other tools to drive supplier performance
- Strong understanding and proficiency of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to utilize quantitative and analytical skills to assess business situations and solve problems
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Demonstrated experience and ability to contribute in a cross-functional collaborative environment.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and small amounts of information to define actionable steps.
What's in it for you?
- Annual base salary range: $118,000 - $133,000
- Bonus target range: 25-35%
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Time off with pay
- 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs and product discounts
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential.
Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
