Senior Category Specialist - Fencing

Senior Category Specialist – Fencing

Mortenson

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Mortenson is currently seeking a Senior Category Specialist – Fencing who will be responsible for estimating, procurement, and project management of assigned material categories.

• Manage Design Phase, Estimating, and Procurement for Key Projects.
• Interpret project plans, specifications, and details for estimate preparation.
• Solicit quotes from manufacturers and trade partners.
• Understand project specifications and qualify manufacturer quotes.
• Create Proposals.
• Assist Design Phase with material selections based on client needs.
• Create and maintain procurement log.
• Manage Submittals and Shop Drawing process.
• Coordinate with project teams and other trades.
• Assist in the development and implementation of Category Strategy for assigned categories.
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders across engineering and operations to capture category requirements.
• Assess potential opportunities for categories including spend segmentation, category maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis.
• Develop Sourcing Strategy for categories detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefits.
• Adapt the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change.
• Support Annual Category Reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers at the appropriate level.
• Support the development of supplier business reviews.
• Monitor supplier’s quality and delivery performance.
• Leverage supplier relationship to assist buyers with expedites as needed.
• Assist with the development of strategies to achieve financial and category initiative goals.
• Assist with the development of pricing strategies for project proposals.
• Assist with monthly and annual category financial reviews with project information, metrics, forecast and strategy.
• Support material cost reductions for assigned categories.
• Assist in supplier contract negotiations.
• Develop negotiation strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiation targets, defining switching costs, and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Monitor market drivers affecting the category including raw material pricing and availability, supplier capacity, industry disruptions and new products.
• Forecast, report, mitigate, and recover commodity inflation.
• Work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.
• Lead team members by example, offer effective coaching and feedback, and effectively manage performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, construction management or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of construction processes, equipment and materials, and/or purchasing processes and procedures.
• Strong negotiating, organizing, planning, verbal and communication skills.
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and negotiation skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organization, planning and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Active listening skills and openness to diverse input and feedback.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

• Medical and prescription drug plans (no additional cost vision coverage).
• Dental plan.
• 401(k) retirement plan with generous Mortenson match.
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves.
• Employer‑paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• No‑cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work‑life resources.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance.
• Gym membership discount program.

The base pay range for this role is $82,800 – $124,200. Actual range is higher for the following office…