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In our ‘always on’ world, we believe it’s essential to have a genuine connection with the work you do. At the furthest frontiers of innovation, CommScope Data Center Solutions is committed to helping our partners and customers think bigger, build better and evolve smarter in their data center and central office connectivity strategies. As the collaborative, go-to authority for high-density, low-latency fiber-optic infrastructure, CommScope Data Center Solutions helps the world’s networks scale up, scale out and scale across. With the global manufacturing capacity to meet customers’ ambitious growth, our solutions help conquer network complexity, accelerate deployments and deliver long-term evolutionary performance. Together, we help operators stay ahead of evolving AI applications and increasing demands. CommScope is recruiting a Category Lead to join our growing team! Candidates will be based in Shakopee, MN, Catawba, North Carolina, or Apex, North Carolina This role will lead aspects of development and implementation of the global strategy for our fiber cable categories ensuring alignment with the strategic requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the global sourcing strategy for supplier spend exceeding \$120M.
  • Responsible for leading global cross-functional teams in support of the fiber cable category strategies and initiatives.
  • Provide regular updates to key stakeholders on commodity price and lead-time movements along with recommendations on relevant actions.
  • Thorough understanding of commodity markets to facilitate proactive pricing and supply strategies.
  • Improve the management of the global procurement spend by providing input to the global processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Drive cost reduction objectives with responsibility to deliver on the annual cost reduction plan (PIP’s) for materials, parts, and assemblies.
  • Provide support to the Procurement NPI teams on the introduction of new products in terms of supplier selection for key critical materials.
  • Ensure the timely negotiation of all supplier agreements (including the development of framework for productivity and quality plans).
  • Negotiate andmanage vendor agreements, encouraging compliance by both supplier and end users.
  • Drive efforts to achieve total cost solutions for the completesupply chain.
  • Conduct frequent business and performance reviews with suppliers to improve performance to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree
  • 8+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, or related field required.
  • 5+ years of experience in contract negotiations
  • Ability to independently perform V-lookups, pivot tables, charts, create reports, present reports to stakeholders as needed.
  • Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Nice-to-haves

  • MBA

Benefits

  • paid vacation
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision plans
  • life, and accidental death insurance
  • a401(k) plan
  • participation in the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan
  • eleven paid holidays in a full calendar year
  • two weeks of paid vacation (prorated based on start date)
  • other leave options
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