Procurement Category Manager-Cab in White

Position Overview Drive Strategy. Influence Innovation. Shape the Future of Commercial Vehicles.

Are you a strategic sourcing leader who thrives on solving complex challenges, building strong supplier partnerships, and delivering measurable business results?

At International Motors, we're looking for a Procurement Category Manager, Cab in White to lead one of the most critical categories within our vehicle portfolio. This is an opportunity to own category strategy, influence key business decisions, and partner with engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain leaders to drive competitiveness across a global  this highly visible role, you'll have direct impact on cost optimization, supplier performance, product launches, sustainability initiatives, and long-term sourcing strategies that support the future of transportation.

If you're energized by negotiations, data-driven decision making, supplier relationship management, and cross-functional leadership, we'd love to connect with you.

Responsibilities As the Category Manager, you'll serve as the strategic owner of the Cab in White category, driving performance, innovation, and value creation across a global supplier network.

Key Responsibilities Develop and execute category strategies that improve cost, quality, delivery performance, sustainability, and supply continuity.

Lead sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and commercial activities that directly support business and operational objectives.

Identify cost savings and value creation opportunities through spend analytics, market intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and total cost of ownership analyses.

Build compelling business cases and present recommendations that influence sourcing decisions and executive stakeholders.

Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Program Management teams to successfully execute strategic initiatives.

Establish and strengthen supplier relationships while driving accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and long-term competitiveness.

Lead commercial negotiations and contract development to mitigate risk and deliver favorable business outcomes.

Support new product launches by ensuring suppliers have the capacity, capability, and readiness required for successful execution.

Proactively identify and address supply chain risks, escalating issues and developing mitigation plans before they impact operations.

Collaborate across the TRATON organization to leverage global sourcing opportunities, share market insights, and implement procurement best practices.

Deliver results by balancing cost, quality, timing, risk management, and supplier performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of purchasing/procurement experience

At least 1 years of lead experienceORMaster's degree and at least 3 years of purchasing/procurement experience

At least 1 years of lead experienceORAt least 8 years of purchasing/procurement experience

At least 1 years of lead experience

Additional Requirements Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Commercial judgment to recognize when to challenge suppliers and lead difficult negotiations to achieve business needs.

Self-starter with the commercial curiosity and initiative to independently identify and aggressively pursue cost reduction and value creation opportunities.

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