Sourcing Category Manager - Engineering
About The Position
Intralox L.L.C. is seeking a Sourcing Category Manager (SCM) - Engineering to join its Equipment Supply Chain Team in a hybrid technical and supply chain expert role. The position is responsible for treating its category as a business, influencing others without direct authority, and driving long-term profitability and business objectives. The successful candidate will proactively identify risks and opportunities, investigate unfamiliar areas, make decisions with limited guidance, and continually improve outcomes. The role develops long-term supplier relationships and category strategies while maintaining knowledge of global markets, technology, and suppliers. It works closely with R&D, Engineering, Production, Project Management, Commercial, and Product Management teams to select suppliers, define specifications, address delivery, quality, and technical issues, and optimize cost, lead time, capacity, and service. The position also conducts supplier performance reviews and aligns expectations, contracts, and capabilities. The role requires approximately 30% domestic and international travel. The position is hybrid and eligible for commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives under the applicable plans. The listed salary range is $57,400 to $163,800.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of industry- or function-relevant experience.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
- Proven leadership, planning, and team-building capabilities.
- Self-managed team player.
- Ability to deliver clear, impactful presentations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 30% domestically and internationally.
Nice To Haves
- Category Management experience.
- Industry experience in Mechanical Hardware.
- Demonstrated expertise in contract development, negotiation, and execution.
- Familiarity with a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.
Responsibilities
- Develop long-term relationships that enable growth, innovation, and customer acquisition.
- Maintain deep knowledge of global markets, technology, and the supplier landscape to inform decisions.
- Drive supplier selection and specifications in line with Category Management Principles.
- Resolve delivery, quality, and technical challenges using root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with R&D, Engineering, Production, Project Management, Commercial, and Product Management teams to deliver optimal solutions.
- Build and execute category strategies focused on global optima, optimizing cost, lead time, capacity, and service.
- Conduct performance reviews and align expectations, contracts, and capabilities.
- Treat the category as a business, influence others without direct authority, and drive long-term profitability.
- Anticipate potential problems and develop ways to avoid or withstand future pitfalls.
- Take responsibility for results, seek facts and understand component or design specifications, make decisions amid ambiguity, and improve through feedback and iteration.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Long-term care
- Tuition reimbursement
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Eligibility for commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives under applicable plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
