Senior Manager - Global Category Leader

Purpose of Position
The key purpose of this position to develop and establish a robust category management process and plan for assigned categories of Engineered Components with the goal of reducing revenue risk for Vontier Opcos associated with these categories of parts and achieving OMX cost saving initiative. This role will help advance the overall Global Category Management (GCM) initiatives in VNT as we transform from facility-based sourcing to a more globally leveraged and optimized approach. This category is a key enabler to combine the “Simplification” efforts together with “GCM”.

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  10 – 15 years’ experience in strategic sourcing with emphasis on engineered components, mechanics, electronics and electronic components required
• Strategic sourcing experience of 5-10 years within the motor industry and knowledge of motor market trends highly preferred
• Ability to influence others - must be able to inform, influence, and collaborate with others and drive key initiatives of the specific categories at all levels in the organization (up and down), internally and externally
• Ability to prioritize conflicting demands and communicate effectively to multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in structuring contracts and managing business relationships.
• Experience & demonstrated ability in enabling cost improvements via expert negotiation skills, collaboration, process improvements & project management
• Ability to leverage negotiation skills and collaboration techniques to drive win-win solutions and optimize cost and performance
• Developing organizational talent - must be able to develop category team members
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Degree in Business/Supply Chain or related course of study preferred.

WHO IS GILBARCO VEEDER-ROOT

Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company, is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations, offering the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For over 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support, and proven reliability. Major product lines include fuel dispensers, tank gauges and fleet management systems.

WHO IS VONTIER

Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.

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