Senior Manager, Mro Category

Requisition ID: 31553- Job Location(s): Osasco, BRDo you want to be part of our Indirect Procurement organization in Global Services, leading a team in shaping the future of procurement in Danfoss? Are you a strong procurement professional and leader? Then you could be our new Senior Manager for the MRO Category in the Americas region, leading a team of strategic and tactical procurement professionals, reporting to the Head of Indirect Procurement in Americas. It is a unique opportunity to join a professional procurement organization within a global company where you will work with highly skilled professional colleagues.

Danfoss is a modern, open company giving significant opportunities for personal development and a professional career based on high performance. We are working in a global environment where communication with our global network of colleagues and suppliers is essential to reach our procurement aspirations. Global Services Indirect Procurement is responsible for strategic, tactical and operational sourcing activities on behalf of our factories and business areas in North and Latin America covering several hundred million of euro spend across our regional categories

**Responsibilities**:
You have a wide range of contacts both internally with your team, with your colleagues and with other parts of the organization, as well as with your suppliers. You are driving a common agenda across different business units, where your main tasks will be to:

- Drive the strategic and tactical activities from the MRO Category, as well as the cooperation with the Operations indirect procurement team in the region
- Lead the Category Managers and Vendor Managers in creating solid Category’ and Supplier’ strategies aligned with the business, as well as creating and driving the pipeline of activities to achieve the Category goals
- Develop your team, and support them in managing the key suppliers for the region
- Drive the Category Management activities for the top supplier in the region
- Closely manage stakeholders to align with the business priorities and support the team in driving their activities
- Drive the pipeline of Supplier Relationship Management, Compliance and Sourcing Forum programs from the Category

The position is based at our Danfoss offices in São Paulo (BR) or Monterrey (MX).

**Background & Skills**:
You have solid experience in managing and developing teams, managing stakeholders and supplier relationships and project managers. In addition, you are an accomplished negotiator. Experience from indirect procurement areas and/or category management will be a plus, including knowledge about production and MRO. The position requires a result-oriented approach, and that you are proactive and have strong communication skills.

Opportunities for personal and professional development

This is a very exciting and demanding position in a global company with a strong market position, strong growth and strong focus on core competencies. The Senior Management of the company is committed to take full advantage of the potential value contribution from procurement by creating a unique environment for unlocking your full potential, building on your background and further developing your career. You will navigate at all levels both internally and externally and consequently the position will provide you with excellent opportunities to develop your communication and management skills. The tasks and the challenges combined with access to world class training and education will further ensure the development of your professional skills.

**Employee Benefits**:
We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

- Bonus system
- Paid vacation
- Possibility to work remotely
- Pension plan
- Personal insurance
- Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
- State of the art virtual work environment

**Danfoss - Engineering Tomorrow**:
At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without re