Category Area Manager - Strategic Sourcing - Facilities

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The Operations Strategic Capabilities Unit plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient business and program execution - from technologies and investments to supply chain, manufacturing and test operations, facilities management, and information technology services.
Category Area Manager - Strategic Sourcing - Facilities
Ball Aerospace is looking for a new Indirect Strategic Sourcing member that will drive operational efficiencies and cost savings. This position will lead initiatives across the company that will result in hard and soft cost savings, both are critically important. This position is category specific but will benefit from general strategic sourcing process knowledge so that it can be applied across key areas of spend. You will be managing team members assigned to these categories.
What You'll Do:

• Develop and implement Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing activities.
• Execute RFx steps within the Strategic Sourcing process.
• Produce baseline, market analysis, current supplier analysis, build strategies, negotiate, write and execute contracts.
• Fulfill savings, process improvements and enhanced business terms.
• Communicate across multiples departments to gain consensus for hard and soft cost savings.
• Work with operational leaders to understand business processes and structure to improve.
• Develop and implement new operational processes.
• Use quantitative/qualitative skills to analyze and manage large quantities of data to understand trends and opportunities.
• Work directly with suppliers to understand new and better initiatives.
• Will develop, monitor and produce savings tracking methods and processes.
• Manage team members to make sure purchase orders are processed to vendors in a timely manner.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You'll Need:

• BS/BA in related field plus 10 years or more related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Project management skills and ability to manage from baselining, implementation and ongoing management of the category preferred.
• Strong initiative to work independently with little guidance preferred.
• Ability to pay critical attention to detail with thorough checking to maintain high quality information preferred.
• Strong contract experience to stand alone with little legal review preferred.
• Ability to multitask and openness to side projects that may not always be directly related to Sourcing activities preferred.
• Ability to problem solve with little or no direction preferred.
• 5-8 years of recent Strategic Sourcing experience preferred.

Full-Time On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site full-time. Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.
Working Conditions:

• Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.

A current DoD clearance and/or SCI access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position, however applicant must be willing and eligible for submission within 60-90 days after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access. By applying to this position, you are agreeing to complete a National Security Clearance Pre-Screen Questionnaire to evaluate your general ability to obtain the required security clearance or government customer access associated with this position.
Relocation for this position is available.
Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $121,500 - $167,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED
Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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