Sr. Category Manager in Battery Storage, Global Supply Chain

Nextpower • Florida - Remote - USA, FL

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Category Manager in Battery Storage is a strategic procurement role reporting to the Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain. This role leads sourcing, contracting, and RFPs for assigned battery storage components categories, including LV/MV switchgear, transformers, inverters, and EMS rack communication equipment (switches, servers, controllers). This role partners with Commercial Operations, Engineering, and Legal to negotiate project-specific terms, ensuring equipment supply and service agreements align with customer contracts. This role is also responsible for driving supplier quality and performance.

Requirements

• Proven track record of developing and executing category strategies and delivering measurable cost, quality and risk improvements.
• Good understanding of LV/MV power distribution components including switchgear, inverters, transformers and motor drives.
• Strong negotiation, contracting and communication skills.
• Experience working closely with Engineering and Product teams with good understanding of product development cycles and technical requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in category management, supplier management with 3+ years of experience in renewable industry with BESS experience preferred.
• Experience in managing projects to support strategic procurement goals.
• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and E Procurement tools (e.g., Coupa, Ariba).

Nice To Haves

• BESS experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth by developing and executing category strategies and plans to achieve cost competitiveness and supply security.
• Lead RFP sourcing to support bid process, obtain and evaluate proposals, ensuring compliance with project specifications, timelines to support project delivery.
• Negotiate project specific terms and conditions, lead the development and contracting of project specific equipment and service agreements.
• Support the Commercial Operations teams in the preparation of the Project Risk Assessment Matrix by identifying risks and mitigations in the supply chain, including geopolitical, economic, and environmental factors that may impact sourcing strategies.
• Research and analyze market trends, raw material costs, and technology roadmap to provide actionable insights.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives by building “should cost”, analyzing the total cost of ownership, pricing history, conducting market analysis, and leveraging global supplier networks.
• Lead QBR with key suppliers, track and report supplier quality and performance.
• Define and monitor KPIs for the assigned categories (supplier OTD, quality, lead time, savings and risk indicators).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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