Lead Category Manager, Capital Expenditures (CapEx) & G&A Services

Divergent • Torrance, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Divergent is seeking an experienced Category Manager focused on capital expenditures (CapEx) and indirect spend to support the company’s growth and expansion. The role leads sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for multiple capital projects and initiatives, including manufacturing equipment, facility investments, and support for a new factory. It also provides flexible procurement support across G&A categories such as engineering support services, marketing, HR, consulting, training, travel, and general corporate services. Construction-related sourcing support may be added as business needs evolve.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, the role partners with Facilities, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and other teams. The position supports capital planning, budgeting, supplier performance, procurement operations, and process improvement while helping scale the procurement organization. It is based primarily onsite in Torrance, California.

Success is measured by cost savings and value creation, supplier performance and sourcing execution, procurement cycle time and process efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction, contract compliance, supplier risk management, and responsiveness to changing priorities.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain management.
• Ability to independently manage sourcing projects and supplier negotiations with minimal oversight.
• Experience leading sourcing from requirements gathering through contract execution and supplier performance management.
• Strong experience negotiating capital equipment agreements, MSAs, SOWs, service agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environments.
• Working knowledge of procurement systems and ERP platforms.

Nice To Haves

• CapEx procurement experience, such as manufacturing equipment, factory startups or expansions, or capital project support.
• Experience sourcing G&A services, such as engineering support, marketing, HR, consulting, and training.
• Exposure to construction-related procurement, including contractor proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and change orders.
• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, defense, industrial, or high-growth technology environments.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP or similar tier-one cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and procurement for concurrent capital projects, including manufacturing equipment, facility investments, and other capital initiatives, with support for a new factory.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, scope development, bid leveling, and supplier selection.
• Negotiate commercial agreements, including capital equipment purchases, MSAs, SOWs, facility service and maintenance agreements, and professional services agreements.
• Support capital planning and project budgeting with market insights, cost benchmarks, and lead-time visibility.
• Drive cost savings, schedule improvements, risk mitigation, and supplier accountability across capital projects.
• Support procurement across G&A categories, including engineering support services, marketing, HR, consulting, training, travel, and general corporate services.
• Provide flexible support to the procurement team and shift focus as business priorities evolve.
• Provide backup and support for construction-related sourcing and contracting as business needs evolve.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships focused on quality, responsiveness, scalability, and business value.
• Monitor supplier performance, deliverables, and contractual obligations.
• Serve as a procurement partner to Facilities, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Finance, HR, Marketing, Legal, and other corporate functions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on budgeting, forecasting, operational planning, and procurement strategy.
• Balance cost, quality, speed, scalability, and risk in sourcing decisions.
• Support development and scaling of procurement processes, systems, and best practices.
• Improve procurement efficiency, spend visibility, supplier governance, and reporting.
• Work flexibly across multiple indirect categories within a collaborative, cross-trained team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health and wellness benefits with HMO and Premium PPO options.
• Company-sponsored life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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