About this role
- Develop and execute INNIO sourcing strategies for assigned indirect categories and suppliers
- Lead CAPEX management for indirect spend, ensuring optimal investment and cost control
- Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness across indirect procurement
- Proactively engage and collaborate with key stakeholders across functions and regions to ensure alignment and buy-in for sourcing strategies and initiatives
- Develop negotiation strategies and lead negotiations to achieve company goals in on-time delivery, quality, and cost savings
- Lead supplier segmentation, selection, and development, ensuring high-quality supplier relationships and operational management
- Understand and ensure compliance with business requirements, minimizing supply chain risks for indirect categories
- Negotiate long-term agreements with suppliers that align with business strategy and requirements
- Collaborate proactively with business sourcing leaders and functional owners to ensure buy-in and optimized internal coordination
- Facilitate innovation and collaboration between supply base and INNIO businesses
- Develop and execute recovery plans for suppliers that fall short of expectations
- Own, drive, and report progress/bottlenecks on Value Creation Plan (VCP) initiatives for indirect categories.
- 8+ years working experience in strategic sourcing within a global organization; comparable industry experience preferred.
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations or Engineering from an accredited school or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience in CAPEX management and process improvement for indirect categories.
- Experience with 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) warehouse management.
- Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and align with stakeholders at all levels across the organization.
- Project management and strategy development experience.
- Strong technical aptitude, business acumen, influencing, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Oracle ERP experience is a plus.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels.
- Strong customer service mindset and ability to improve internal customer relationships.
- Entrepreneurial, motivated mindset with demonstrated ownership of responsibilities.
- Team player mentality and continuous improvement mindset.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time to our regional supply base and INNIO locations.
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About INNIO
INNIO Group is a leading energy solution and service provider that empowers industries and communities to make sustainable energy work today. With its Jenbacher and Waukesha product brands and its AI-powered myplant digital platform, INNIO Group offers innovative solutions for the power generation and compression segments that help industries and communities generate and manage energy sustainably while navigating the fast-changing landscape of traditional and green energy sources. INNIO Group is individual in scope, but global in scale. With its flexible, scalable, and resilient energy solutions and services, INNIO Group enables its customers to manage the energy transition along the energy value chain wherever they are in their transition journey.
INNIO Group is headquartered in Jenbach (Austria), with other primary operations in Waukesha (Wisconsin, U.S.) and Welland (Ontario, Canada). Through a service network in more than 100 countries, a team of more than 4,000 experts provides life-cycle support to the more than 57,000 engines that INNIO Group has delivered globally.
INNIO Group's ESG strategy has been recognized and awarded by esteemed rating agencies such as Sustainalytics and EcoVadis. Additionally, the company’s near-term climate targets until 2030 have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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What you'll do
- The Global Category Leader - Indirect is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies for indirect categories and suppliers, focusing on CAPEX management and process improvement. This role also involves supplier selection, contract negotiations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
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