Category Sourcing Lead - MRO & CAPEX

PPG Industries Inc. - Strongsville, Ohio

PPG: We protect and beautify the world.
At PPG, we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.
 
Why join us:
With PPG, you will find meaning in your work every day, and engage in opportunities that will shape you, personally and professionally.
  • Your personal strengths will empower you to succeed and make an impact from day one.
  • You will be inspired to learn and grow, and to get the support you need to identify and achieve your boldest career aspirations.
  • Your passion to excel will be fueled by your connection to world-class partners, industry experts, the best and brightest colleagues, and future forward technologies.
  • Your contributions will not only meet the challenges of our global customers, but help theme propel their industries forward.
  • You will be welcomed into a culture where everyone’s ideas and contributions are valued and encouraged.
Just like you, we are driven to make a difference in our world.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
The Category Sourcing Lead is responsible for delivering significant value by leveraging PPG spend throughout USCA and driving contract compliance. This will take strong collaboration with key stakeholders at the manufacturing sites and teamwork with the other members of the general purchasing team. This position reports to the Purchasing Manager for the Manufacturing & Technical team and is considered a key position within the team and succession planning pipeline.
  1. Responsible to manage the competitive sourcing of $50MM -$75MM USD of assigned category spend for PPG. Assigned categories will be based on incumbents previous work experience and career plan.
  2. Develops multi-year strategies for categories in order to maximize value by utilizing the Nine Step Strategic Sourcing Process to uncover and help drive sustainable cost reductions. This should include benchmarking from within and outside PPG. Utilization of the Nine Step Strategic Sourcing process is mandatory for this role.
  3. Ensures purchasing function is carried out in an ethical and professional manner while fostering purchasing practices that comply with all Corporate Purchasing Policies.
  4. Responsible for communicating updates both locally and on a corporate level (e.g. weekly & monthly reports, PSI) both timely and in a professional and accurate manner. This includes engineering, shipping, operations, maintenance, accounting, EH&S and Quality.
  5. Develops a formal quarterly review process to evaluate purchasing projects and supplier service issues with management
  6. Delivers on cost savings/cost avoidance initiatives through both individual contribution and efforts of the local purchasing teams.
  7. Delivers Working Capital Improvements

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Minimum Required Education and Experience:
  1. Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical related field of study required
  2. Minimum 5 years procurement experience in a strategic sourcing environment
  3. Previous Capital Expenditure and/or MRO experience required
  4. Proven experience of providing tangible cost savings
  5. Previous strategic sourcing experience required
  6. Ability to evaluate, recommend and drive change with the willingness to challenge the status quo.
  7. Must have good interpersonal skills that allow them to work with all levels of manufacturing and management.
  8. Must have leadership drive, influencing skills, ability to work on many projects at one time and be able to manage complexity through a structured approach.
  9. Ability to travel 20% of the time.
 
Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
  1. Previous experience using Oracle, Arriba and/or SAP
  2. Master’s Degree in a business or technical field of study
PPG prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive a job offer will be required to successfully pass a hair drug/toxins test and a background check.
 
PPG Industries, Inc. offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. PPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You may request a copy of PPG’s affirmative action plan by emailing ppgaap@ppg.com.
 
To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:
 
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf
Posted: 30+ days ago

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