Global Category Leader

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Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $133,000-$166,000
• 9.5% annual retirement benefit opportunity
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 11 paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you’re a Global Category Leader, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Do you share a passion for team building, strategic development, technical challenges, and creative solutions? If so, Woodward has an exciting position for you as the Global Category Leader for our Engineered Products global supply team.

What’s In It For You

At Woodward, our “employees” are called and treated as “members” and we’ve created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. It’s an inclusive, positive, collaborative, and socially responsible environment where members work together for outstanding outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Provides leadership for establishing, communicating, and achieving alignment of category strategies with Business Group goals and objectives while maintaining focus on corporate level goals and major technology trends in the industry
• Provides direction to all category managers and other resources in developing long range plans, setting priorities, and execution of activities to achieve desired results
• Leads and ensures alignment and conformance to Global Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Company policies, procedures, and practices - and coordinates with other commodities.
• Understands and uses advanced market indicators (forecast of indices, labor, geopolitical, emerging markets, technologies, etc.) and ensures integration into strategies
• Directs the development of financial impact (productivity, etc.) to business segments for integration of annual profit planning, on-going annualized forecast, and LRP
• Accountable for execution of plans to fulfill financial commitments to the business groups

What We Are Looking For

• 4-year bachelor’s degree in business or engineering field is required
• Advanced business degree is preferred
• Purchasing (CPM, CPI, APICS, etc.) and project management certifications are preferred
• 10 plus years purchasing experience, preferably in related industries and markets
• 5 years in a sourcing role - preferably in a global setting
• 5 years in leadership role

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR and EAR, or possess all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State Department and the U.S. Department of Commerce. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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