Indirect Sourcing Category Manager – MRO & Packaging

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

Overview

As the Category Manager, you will provide thought leadership and drive strategic sourcing activities for indirect categories supporting Operations, including MRO and Packaging. You will work closely with global business and functional leaders across Fortune Brands to develop and implement sourcing strategies that effectively reduce category spend and total cost of ownership, leveraging strong negotiation skills, supplier relationship management, and best practices. You will create world-class tools and processes to lead transformation in collaboration with stakeholders, building strong working relationships across organizational functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute effective sourcing and demand management strategies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership in assigned spend categories.
• Partner with key stakeholders and senior leadership to understand business objectives, requirements, and priorities to align strategic direction.
• Build and manage a project pipeline of cost-out opportunities through category expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and business objective alignment.
• Develop, communicate, and implement procurement strategies and drive their compliance.
• Achieve stakeholders’ business requirements leveraging best practices to effectively deliver value - cost reductions / avoidance, supplier consolidation, cash improvement, risk mitigation, process improvements, etc.
• Develop category management expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio set to provide insights that influence actionable outcomes. Implement the industry’s best practices.
• Lead RFI / RFQ / RFP. Negotiate supplier agreements, written and verbal.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ sense of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments : water, outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record of strong financial results, market outperformance and growth, which translates into career and professional growth opportunities for associates. Please visit our website at fbin.com to learn more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FBIN is an equal opportunity employer. FBIN evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability / handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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