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The Global Purchasing Category Manager - Components will collaborate with internal stakeholders to create and sustain a purchasing strategy for components. Developing a key supply base, identifying key suppliers and providing insight to the business on supply risk.

Will leverage existing framework agreements and programs negotiated by other central purchasing Teams (various local Regional Support + Corporate purchasing department in Paris) and drive Life Sciences compliance to the company programs.

The Component Purchasing Category Manager will then develop a category management approach for major expenses in the scope and carry out RFP and negotiations according to the purchasing process when appropriate

Key Functions:

Purchasing category management

Develop a category strategy for Components: Filters, connectors All other components Identify gaps between BU needs and spend covered by supply agreements Identify cost mitigation opportunities and report savings/avoidance achieved Launch bids to obtain competitive quotes to secure best cost, quality and lead-time Negotiate supply agreements, price and terms Develop supply risk mitigation strategies, such as identify and qualify alternative raw materials

Business Management Support

Provide inputs to budget and forecasting process related to components Provide market updates to sales and marketing related to components Provide support to management of change process, to include change in component specification or regulatory compliance.

Regional Support coordination

Develop internal network to communicate and leverage purchasing support within Saint-Gobain organization (negotiated by Regional Support in Malvern) and improve BU compliance and or development purchasing benchmarks