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    Senior Category Manager - Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom - John Crane

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    About Us Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation.

    Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

    John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide.

    We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.

    John Crane is part of Smiths Group , For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering.

    Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.

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    Responsible for Global Supplier performances and continuous improvement requirement deliverables.

    This role is open to being based from any of our European offices and requires both international and national travel.

    Monitors global markets trends to mitigate the impact of supply shortfall risks or price increases
    Defines the strategy for supplier consolidation and reduce costs whilst maintaining or improving service level and quality
    Leverages spend and optimizes quality, delivery, and cost by continuously identifying opportunities to reduce waste
    Engages key stakeholders as required including Senior Management
    Sets performance objectives to assigned suppliers (quality improvement, on-time delivery, lead-time reduction, cost reduction). Benchmarks performance and audits suppliers with assistance from key stakeholders
    Promotes technical innovation by ensuring John Crane access to new technologies

    Meeting stakeholder, customer requirements and needs (cost, capacity, quality, and delivery)
    Strategic category plan definition, implementation, and communication to key stakeholders
    Quarterly Supplier Performance Reviews and Annual Business Reviews.

    Key Performance metrics that relates to the job:
    Quality and On-time delivery improvements

    Bachelor's degree; Master's Degree - A working knowledge of Quality Management Systems, API standards along with the experience of qualifying and auditing suppliers is essential.

    All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics.

    We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

    At no time during the hiring process will John Crane, Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing.

    Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career's website ( Careers – John Crane )


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