Sr Mgr, CmmdtyMgmt&Sourcing

About the role

The Senior Category Manager will lead Carrier's centralized $350M+ Heat Exchanger categories spend. This role is a key part of the CSA Supply Chain organization, reporting to the Director for Copper & Aluminum Sourcing Leader.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages global category spend for approximately $350M.
• Responsible for building and executing category strategy for Copper and Aluminum material which optimizes affordability, availability, agility, and innovation. Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets, competitors, and product innovations.
• Establishes a cross-functional network and fosters collaboration with suppliers, wider supply chain organization, engineering, quality, and product management
• Owns the vendor performance data and reports metrics to leadership
• Manages external relationships with suppliers and assumes responsibility for all internal activities and decisions associated with the assigned categories and suppliers, including contract negotiations, new products development, approved vendor lists, re-sourcing, dual qualification, pricing changes, quality, and capacity.
• Develop the commodity management team to drive global performance in collaboration with regional commodity teams and the Center of Excellence team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years’ experience with strategic sourcing for a global industrial manufacturer
• 30% travel including some international trips

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA and/or professional certifications (CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM)
• Excellent negotiation skills & strategic mindset
• Experience with strategic sourcing and lean tools
• Digital dexterity and strong analytical ability to leverage data
• Strong knowledge of supply chain strategy (development and execution) and category specific experience
• Driven problem solver with appetite to independently address complex challenges in a fast-moving environment
• Proven track record of successful leadership, negotiation, and executive communication
• Strong business acumen and experience collaborating across various levels within a diverse, global organization