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*country*:mexico*location*:loc5021 planta g : av.
finsa 3202, parque industrial finsa 1 santa catarina, nuevo león, méxico, 66350key job responsibilities for steel senior category manager:- collaborate with the regional category team and across product management and engineering to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap.- align the roadmap and ensure we have the correct portfolio of suppliers with capabilities to meet all business objectives.- identification of potential supply risk and development of mitigating strategies- work with engineering and product safety team to define critical standards for supplier selection for assigned category- help influence supplier selection for all npi by teaming up with engineering / product management at start of new product conception- manage the approved vendor list for category spend and communicate throughout the organization most preferred / least preferred suppliers- ensure a competitive sourcing environment by driving efforts for dual qualification of supply, routinely quoting incumbent spend, and working with sites to ensure suppliers routinely challenged on cost- negotiate best in class long term supply contracts- interface with cross functional teams to assess current and future sourcing needs in terms of technology, cost, and mfg