Category Manager II

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Formulate and execute category strategies for designated categories.

• Engage with internal stakeholders in engineering and operations to understand category requirements.

• Evaluate category opportunities, focusing on spend segmentation, maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis.

• Craft sourcing strategies that outline projects, sourcing levers, timelines, resources, and anticipated benefits.

• Modify strategies in response to changes in business, market, and economic conditions.

• Assist in annual category assessments with up-to-date projects, metrics, strategies, and risk mitigation plans.

• Sustain leadership-level relationships with essential suppliers.

• Carry out supplier business evaluations.

• Oversee supplier quality and delivery performance.

• Utilize supplier relationships to aid buyers in expedited processes.

• Manage financial outcomes for assigned categories and create strategies to meet financial and initiative objectives.

• Formulate pricing strategies for project proposals.

• Direct monthly and annual category financial evaluations, including project data, metrics, forecasts, and strategies.

• Initiate and perform supplier contract negotiations.

• Outline negotiation strategies, supplier profiles, commercial goals, switching costs, and total cost of ownership.

• Monitor market influencers such as raw material pricing, supply availability, industry disruptions, and new product developments.

• Anticipate, report, mitigate, and recover from commodity inflation.

• Cultivate relationships across various backgrounds and organizational levels.

• Lead team members through example, offering coaching, feedback, and performance management.

• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Familiarity with construction processes, equipment, materials, and purchasing procedures.

• Proficient in negotiating, organizing, planning, and verbal communication.

• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and negotiation capabilities.

• Effective communication and presentation skills.

• Excellent organizational, planning, and decision-making abilities.

• Capacity to influence without direct authority.

• Active listening skills and effective communication, demonstrating openness to diverse perspectives and feedback.

• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, or equivalent technical training and/or related experience.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.

• Valid driver’s license.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans, including complimentary vision coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• 401k retirement plan with a generous match from Mortenson.

• Paid time off, holidays, and additional paid leave options.

• Employer-sponsored Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.

• No-cost mental health resources and concierge services with extensive work-life support.

• Tuition reimbursement options.

• Adoption assistance programs.

• Discounts on gym memberships.

• Eligibility for incentive plans.