Sr. Manager Commodity Lead Manager– Data Centers

About the role

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to advance your supply chain career, this is an exciting opportunity to make an impact. We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Senior Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and procurement activities in support of Carrier’s Data Center initiatives within the Climate Solutions Americas (CSA) supply chain organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 3-4 sourcing specialists responsible for assigned commodities.
• Represent Supply Chain on the global platform management team, influencing program scope to leverage global sourcing strategies and preferred suppliers.
• Deliver cost targets, program launch milestones, and platform performance metrics.
• Integrate global category strategies with program deliverables to support sourcing alignment and execution.
• Drive standard work across sourcing processes, including procurement plans, RFQs, sample part procurement, supplier and part qualification, and transition to factory sustaining teams.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers for materials and components, using quantitative supplier selection methods to support new product launches.
• Support sourcing leads in supplier negotiations, contract development, policy formulation, inventory stocking agreements, and supplier execution to meet market lead-time requirements, program milestones, and production launch needs.
• Advance commodity strategy goals, including cost reduction and Days Payable Outstanding improvement.
• Develop regional and alternate qualified sources to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supplier Readiness and Supplier Development teams to ensure supplier capacity supports rapid Data Center growth.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of purchasing, supply chain, or operations experience within industrial manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• HVAC industry experience
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory management, factory assembly processes and bills of material
• Energetic and success driven
• English verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to be persuasive and make management presentations
• Succeed in the day-to-day management of competing priorities
• Technical knowledge / understanding of the commercial HVAC product industry or ability to learn expeditiously
• Organized with attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through skills
• Advanced quantitative spreadsheet analysis skills to organize and analyze data efficiently

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

• Short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

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

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