Category Manager, Heavy Gauge Steel Fabrication

Carrier • Charlotte, NC

11d • $117,500 - $234,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Category Manager for Heavy Gauge Steel Fab. Manage overall supplier relationships for top suppliers in category. Collaborate within the Global Category team and across Product Management and Engineering to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap. Align the roadmap and ensure we have the correct portfolio of suppliers with capabilities to meet all business objectives. Identification of potential supply risk and development of mitigating strategies. Work with engineering and product safety team to define critical standards for supplier selection for assigned category. Lead supplier selection for all NPI by teaming up with engineering / product management at start of new product conception. Manage the approved vendor list for category spend and communicate throughout the organization most preferred / least preferred suppliers. Ensure a competitive sourcing environment by driving efforts for dual qualification of supply, routinely quoting incumbent spend, and working with sites to ensure suppliers routinely challenged on cost. Negotiate best in class long term supply contracts. Interface with cross functional teams to assess current and future sourcing needs in terms of technology, cost, and mfg. location / lead-time. Deliver periodic executive business review of category (5-year plan) focusing on overall strategy, industry landscape, supplier capabilities, performance, and technical roadmaps. Help define strategic business objectives from a cost, delivery, contracting and NPI perspective. Maintain working knowledge of market trends, key drivers of supply conditions, and cost structure along with any technology shifts ongoing. Travel to supplier manufacturing locations to assess “ground conditions”, foster healthy working relationships, and deliver key messages to supplier leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, procurement and/or engineering
• 5+ years with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Ability to travel 30% international and domestic

Nice To Haves

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Global supply chain experience working with diverse worldwide team spanning multiple time zones
• Familiarity with strategic sourcing concepts and tools
• Successful negotiation experience with international suppliers
• 5+ years’ experience in sourcing
• Bachelor's Degree in related field(supply chain, mechanical or industrial engineering, procurement preferred)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the Global Category team and across Product Management and Engineering to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap
• Align the roadmap and ensure we have the correct portfolio of suppliers with capabilities to meet all business objectives
• Identification of potential supply risk and development of mitigating strategies
• Work with engineering and product safety team to define critical standards for supplier selection for assigned category
• Lead supplier selection for all NPI by teaming up with engineering / product management at start of new product conception
• Manage the approved vendor list for category spend and communicate throughout the organization most preferred / least preferred suppliers
• Ensure a competitive sourcing environment by driving efforts for dual qualification of supply, routinely quoting incumbent spend, and working with sites to ensure suppliers routinely challenged on cost
• Negotiate best in class long term supply contracts
• Interface with cross functional teams to assess current and future sourcing needs in terms of technology, cost, and mfg. location / lead-time
• Deliver periodic executive business review of category (5-year plan) focusing on overall strategy, industry landscape, supplier capabilities, performance, and technical roadmaps
• Help define strategic business objectives from a cost, delivery, contracting and NPI perspective
• Maintain working knowledge of market trends, key drivers of supply conditions, and cost structure along with any technology shifts ongoing
• Travel to supplier manufacturing locations to assess “ground conditions”, foster healthy working relationships, and deliver key messages to supplier leadership

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level