Pourquoi a-t-on besoin de vous ?The Category Manager, Roofing Sustainability will support and manage the efforts for the Roofing Products Group to meet Saint-Gobain's 2030 Circular Economy Goals of 80% reduction of non-recovered production waste, aligned with our corporate purpose of Making the World a Better Home. This role entails working with the operations and environmental teams and external partners to develop and implement strategies to stabilize the inter and post-industrial waste recycling at each manufacturing facility. This position requires an innovative mindset to help solve business challenges, a spirit of collaboration due to the breadth of the functions involved, and a commitment to process improvement as these activities will evolve and scale over the coming years
This role serves as an individual contributor on the Procurement team while providing strategic leadership for North American regional collaboration or sustainability topics. Develop and implement procurement plans and strategies to support forecasted needs for services/materials using purchasing E-tools to source, bid on and purchase commodities, including regional and local sustainability topics and Roofing related categories (that are ultimately used to manufacture proprietary and highly-engineered residential and commercial roofing products, such as Landmark® (Pro, Premium, Solaris and Climateflex®), Presidential Shake®, Belmont® and Flintlastic®. Responsible for direct ownership for developing/managing partners, technology, contract negotiation and regional/local strategy. Supports, develops and drives sustainable actions linked to the business unit objectives for the Roofing.
Ce poste est-il fait pour vous ? - Learn existing waste streams, technologies, and strategies used to recycle them within the Roofing network currently.
- Develop, implement, and manage program strategy to eliminate and stabilize non-recovered waste at all roofing manufacturing facilities; high priority facilities and waste stream will be identified and managed first.
- Identify market trends, new technologies, existing solutions, and business models that may be regional and could be transferred.
- In partnership with the operations, lead and manage the non-recovered waste strategy and bridge to 2030.
- Develop internal best practices, procedures, and guidebook to educate and support operational waste recycling.
- Provide leadership, influence, and guidance to management team to support plant non-recovered waste strategies and implementations.
- Travel to operations facilities to develop in-person relationships. Travel to recycling partners as part of audit and relationship building processes.
- Partnering with the Roofing Sustainability & Innovation Manager:
- Support and manage roofing network sustainability supplier engagement
- Scope 3 supplier meetings, reporting and action plans
- Support R&D efforts on innovation projects
- Evaluate ideas and strategies to develop short- and long-term category strategies, translate ideas and strategies into purchasing actions and implement strategies based on understanding of industrial and business strategies
- Analyze and improve process and supply chain procedures to increase operational efficiency and drive cost saving initiatives across our supply and production chains.
- Analyze data points (such as supplier scorecards, history, market trends, inventory requirements, etc.) to implement purchasing strategies and mitigate supply chain related risks to businesses.
- Implement strategies for negotiating commodity purchasing agreements based on in-depth knowledge and understanding of business requirements and knowledge of domestic and international commodities market to secure optimum pricing and terms.
- Analyze demand, supply and forecast for assigned raw materials and monitor on-going trends and their impact on availability of assigned commodities.
- Perform category market analysis for origination, application and cost structure and purchase commodities in accordance with approved buying programs and procurement policies in place and using technical judgment.
- Prepare technical reports on strategies based on in-depth understanding of industry best practices and technologies.
- Perform market analysis of historical and potential future raw material purchases.
- Work on the continuous improvement of category strategies to satisfy business volume, quality and total cost of ownership requirements.
- Identify potential cost saving opportunities through supplier management and negotiations for assigned raw material categories.
Une équipe prête à vous accueillirWe provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:
- Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
- Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
- Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
- Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
- Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
- Employee Recognition Program s
- PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace
- LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle
On vous en dit plus sur nousThrough the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com
Pour être sûr de ne rien oublier - Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience in the required field
- 3-5+ years of relevant category management experience required
- 3-5+ years procurement experience gained in large companies managing spend >$75-100MM
- Strong organization and communication skills to effectively work in a fast paced cross functional, multinational business environment
- Category Management: directly responsible for managing productivity initiatives, pricing, contracts and long-term agreement negotiations
- Compile and pilot periodic management reviews (performance status, strategic positioning evaluation, business perspectives, strategic product/market developments)
- Ability to demonstrate the development and execution of business strategy
- Effective communication and influencing to achieve business objectives and alignment. Experienced in negotiation tactics and contract development/execution.
- High level of problem solving needed for mitigating risk Economic/Supply Chain issues
- Strong Microsoft Office suite skills. Strong systems aptitude and analytical skills
- Strong written & verbal communication skills, as well as effective presentation skills key to success
Mention légaleSaint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
