Director Category Management- Decking

Overview

We are Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You’ll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree. Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.

The Director develops category strategies and enables the execution of long-term strategic vision, performance, and impact of one or more major spend categories, aligning with business priorities to enhance growth, cost efficiency, innovation, and supply security. The director reports to the Commodity / Non-Commodity (Senior) Vice President who provides objectives and targets for long term and shorter-term category performance. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, leveraging deep market expertise and proactive engagement to generate opportunities that create sustainable competitive advantages for BFS. They oversee sourcing execution and ensure optimal contract coverage and sustainable value creation for the business.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Category Strategy & Business Alignment

• Manages and drives the performance of one or several major categories in terms of spend and impact for BFS business.
• Aligns category objectives with S&P senior leadership.
• Defines and executes category strategies that align with BFS’s fiscal year business objectives, ensuring contributions to revenue growth, cost efficiency, innovation, and supply security.
• Acts as a thought leader, proactively engaging with senior business and procurement leadership to translate market insights into financial impact.
• Develops long-term, mid-term, and short-term category strategies based on market intelligence, business needs, and supplier capabilities.
• Develops advanced strategies to better leverage market dynamics and BFS size, such as preferred supplier programs, market share, and supplier development.

Market & Vendor Expertise for Opportunity Generation

Execution & Performance Optimization

Business Engagement & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Supplier & Risk Management

Leadership & Performance Management

Commodity specific activities

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises assigned employees (Category managers and sourcing and / or Procurement Commodity Managers) including staff selection and training; planning, assigning and directing work; conducting performance reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Provides leadership and guidance to coach, motivate, and lead team members to their optimum performance levels and career development.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Or equivalent combination of education and experience

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