Senior Category Manager

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global PCBA / EMS category strategies aligned to business and product roadmaps
• Drive supplier consolidation, preferred supplier programs, and long-term agreements
• Stand up EMS / PCBA category council and cross-functional working teams to drive alignment and adoption without direct authority
• Analyze spend, supplier landscape, and market dynamics to identify cost savings, working capital improvement, and risk mitigation opportunities
• Lead complex sourcing events (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs) and negotiate global commercial agreements
• Lead executive-level supplier negotiations and quarterly business reviews
• Build and execute savings pipelines and cost-reduction initiatives (e.g., should cost, benchmarking, value engineering)
• Drive supply chain risk mitigation (capacity constraints, geopolitical risk, material shortages)
• Serve as escalation point for critical supplier performance issues
• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve cost structure, scalability, and technical capability
• Lead initiatives to improve supplier pay terms
• Champion enterprise level digital sourcing tools and data visibility usage across the enterprise (e.g., Source-to-Pay platforms)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field
• 8–12 years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain
• Strong experience in PCBA, EMS, or electronic components
• Proven track record negotiating complex supply agreements and driving cost savings
• Experience in NPI, supplier qualification, and manufacturing environments
• Strong analytical skills (TCO, should-cost modeling, market analysis)
• Experience with Source-to-Pay platforms (e.g., Ivalua, Coupa, SAP)
• Advanced PC skills, including MS Teams administration, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Strong technical aptitude: ability to learn and adapt to new technology
• Demonstrated success executing complex sourcing projects across multiple sites/business units in a decentralized enterprise; proven ability to influence without authority
• Strong commercial acumen (TCO, price/should-cost, indexation, SLAs/KPIs) and contract negotiation experience for master agreements
• Willingness to travel globally (20–30%)