Sr. Category Manager

Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf. Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role.

As the Senior Category Manager- Resale Products & Multivendor Spare Parts you will be responsible for establishing, managing and improving all aspects of strategically sourced third party hardware solutions and services. Your overall goal will be to maximize value, improve margin and create best practice synergies. In this role you will continuously be developing supplier relationships and improving relevant internal and external processes. You will work in a global team and engage with operations, production, sales and other cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing alignment and support of category management or new product introduction goals and objectives.

• Working closely with the Sales Team to bid on high value critical projects involving third party products & services. 
• Supporting the sales in terms of third-party product finalizations & pricing input thereby increasing the number of bidding possibilities to drive revenue increase.
• Develop and manage sourcing strategies for ATM spare parts across multiple OEMs and third-party vendors.
• Ensure parts compatibility, lifecycle support, and obsolescence planning for diverse ATM models and technologies. Partner with engineering and technical teams to evaluate new parts, refurbishments, and alternative sourcing options.
• Developing and executing category plans to drive improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, supplier service levels, coordination, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payments and risk mitigation.
• Supporting team and cross-functional efforts focused on end-to-end development and management of assigned categories.
• Contributing to category profile, strategy and sourcing plan development.
• Participating in negotiations, developing and leveraging advanced negotiating capabilities.
• Participating in category review meetings with team and business partners to help ensure alignment and shared understanding of strategies, cost management objectives, supplier criteria and related considerations.
• Updating and maintaining price and related information within the ERP system.
• Utilizing reporting tools to assist with control / realization of total cost objectives.

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience (ideally in purchasing IT hardware, resale goods in Retail environment & Repair services) or equivalent combination of education and experience in supply chain management, information technology or business management 
• Strong analytical, negotiation and contract management skills
• Trading goods, bids and tenders experience with spare parts / IT hardware is key 
• Good business English skills (Written and spoken).

Why should you join Diebold Nixdorf? 

Brightest minds + technology and innovation + business transformation  The people of Diebold Nixdorf are 23,000+ teammates of diverse talents and expertise in more than 130 countries, harnessing future technologies to deliver personalized, secure consumer experiences that connect people to commerce. Our culture is fueled by our values of collaboration, decisiveness, urgency, willingness to change, and accountability. 

–Diebold Nixdorf is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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