Senior Category Manager, Aluminum and Copper

The Senior Category Manager will lead Carriers centralized $180M+ Copper and Aluminum categories spend. This role is a key part of the CSA Supply Chain organization, reporting to the Associate Director for Copper & Aluminum Sourcing Leader.This leader is responsible for providing sustained competitive advantage in product cost, quality, and production flexibility across Carrier’s NA footprint, and will be responsible for working across the business units, functions, and all NA locations to develop and implement best-in-class sourcing strategies and procedures. This leader will play a key role in driving transformation within Carrier’s supply chain organization to provide the company significant savings, increasing productivity, managing inflation/deflation, and driving excellence in category strategyJob Responsibilities:Manages global category spend for approximately $180M.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 managementOwns the vendor performance data and reports metrics to leadershipManages 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 degree7+ year’s experience with strategic sourcing for a global industrial manufacturer30% travel including some international tripsPreferred Qualifications: MBA or professional certifications (CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM) Excellent negotiation skills & strategic mindsetExperience with strategic sourcing and lean toolsDigital dexterity and strong analytical ability to leverage dataStrong 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 environmentProven track record of successful leadership, negotiation, and executive communicationStrong business acumen and experience collaborating across various levels within a diverse, global organization





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30198173




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Senior Category Manager, Aluminum and Copper




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North Carolina, US


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Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce. From the beginning, we’ve led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we keep customers at the center of every product and service we offer and we act quickly to exceed their expectations. Through our performance-driven culture, we are driving shareowner value by growing sales and investing strategically to strengthen our position in the markets we serve.


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