Description

MSA, The Safety Company


Category Manager Indirect

US-PA-Cranberry Twp

Requisition ID: 2025-8851
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Global Supply Chain

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference?  If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. 

 

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do.  We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world.  We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. 

 

Are you in?  Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

1. Indirect category management globally 
   • Manage the indirect category spend for MSA North America
   • Identify opportunities to enable efficiencies
   • Support the ELT in achieving business goals through best practice sourcing and supply chain processes
   • Analyze forecasted shifts in supply markets, industry trends and supplier economic cycles.
   • Create and drive (partnering with cross-functional stakeholders where applicable) long-term global category strategies for indirect spend designed to fulfil enterprise-wide requirements and achieve maximum life-cycle value.
   • Segment suppliers in accordance with defined strategy.
   • Ensure cross-functional and cross-regional alignment to ensure strategies are consistently implemented
   • Drive master data integrity
   • Build and lead environmentally- and ethically-sound procurement practices of contracted goods and services which includes compliance with corporate and departmental policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations
2. Cost management control 
   • Cost management through control, analysis and communication of relevant financial controls.
   • Lead and drive category-based spend analysis, identify future cost savings pipeline and implement savings initiatives. 
   • Lead the process to determining and developing sources of supply, maintaining cooperative working relationships and staying current with trends in technologies, products and services.
   • Ensure participation in contract creation, reviews and renewals, developing strategy for indirect spend
3. Supplier relationships 
   • Manage key supplier relationships, performance, and commercial agreements
   • Ensure supplier financial performance reports to monitor supplier KPIs such as delivery, quality, and cost
   • Lead the management of the approved vendor list, ensuring the selection of reliable and high-performing suppliers
   • Lead the contracting, contract management, and risk assessment/mitigation
4. Continuous improvement and high performing organization 
   • Use metrics and analytics to understand areas for opportunity and change within the team
   • Periodically conduct health check on process and outcome
   • Support MSA projects, both internal and external to Category Management
   • Lead cross-functional team meetings and effective communication

Qualifications

Experience (required):

• Experience of working in manufacturing environment
• Experience in procurement and sourcing
• Experience in translating and executing strategy into operational reality
• Experience in driving efficiency in global processes and standard work
• Ability to make data driven and analytical decisions by identifying trends and opportunities, making problems visible and utilizing financial acumen to justify investments and influence decisions.
• Experience in driving continuous improvement, promoting the use of root cause problem solving, valuing new ideas, inspiring others, and demonstrating effective use of change management principles.
• Stakeholder management to align priorities, resources, and support to achieve strategic and common goals.

Experience(preferred):

• Experience in leveraging MSA business systems

Education (required):

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or related discipline.

Education (preferred):

• Advanced degree
• Continuing education in management studies.
• Membership in related field.

Travel:

• Estimated 20% Travel may vary depending on home location

 

MSA is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to providing a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. As such, it is MSA's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of the person's age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran's status, genetic information, political affiliation, disabling condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. MSA also makes reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to perform a job unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship.

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to assist you in navigating this career site, let us know.Contact Us MSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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