Category Manager

Compensation Range: $100,000 – $110,000

Reports To: Sr. Director of North American Procurement & Vendor Management

Direct Reports: None

The Category Manager will be responsible for the strategic management of designated product categories, including RFP execution, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and vendor management. This individual will focus on driving cost savings, improving supply chain efficiency, and strengthening supplier partnerships to enhance category performance and profitability. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, negotiation, and relationship management skills, and will play a critical role in driving measurable cost-out initiatives and supporting organizational growth.

• Lead category management efforts, focusing on quality, delivery, and cost optimization through data-driven decisions.
• Drive category growth and profitability by developing and executing strategic sourcing plans.
• Own and manage vendor partnerships and programs
  , ensuring alignment with corporate goals.
• Identify and execute opportunities to reduce costs within existing categories.
• Secure product supply in times of inventory constraints to ensure business continuity.
• Develop and nurture new vendor relationships to expand the supplier base.
• Lead and manage product and category line reviews to optimize assortment and performance.
• Implement and monitor vendor scorecards to evaluate and improve supplier performance.
• Conduct category and spend analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Execute supplier relationship management (SRM) activities to enhance vendor quality and responsiveness.
• Achieve measurable results for strategic sourcing initiatives, including total spend, fill rates, and inventory levels.
• Support the New Product Development (NPD) pipeline by sourcing North American suppliers.

• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or product management
  .
• Demonstrated success in cost reduction and process improvement initiatives
  .
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills
  , with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities across all organizational levels and with external partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• SAP experience preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25% as needed.

All Prime Source team members are expected to live out our Blueprint
—our foundation for how we work and win together:

• Care: Leads with empathy and integrity; genuinely invested in the success of co-workers, customers, and the business.
• Winning Together: Collaborates effectively to build positive relationships that drive shared success.
• Working Hard: Demonstrates reliability, accountability, and a strong work ethic to meet deadlines and goals.
• Working Smart: Seeks efficiency and continuous improvement through thoughtful, resourceful action.
• Working Fast: Embraces change, adapts quickly, and acts decisively to deliver results.

Prime Source Building Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Prime Source Building Products, Inc. is fully committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on race, gender, religion, age, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, and other non-merit factors. All persons shall be afforded equal employment opportunity at Prime Source Building Products, Inc.

Prime Source Building Products, Inc. prohibits discrimination in all aspects of its personnel policies, program practices, operations, and relationships with employees and applicants, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, and merit promotion. Prime Source Building Products, Inc. promotes programs of affirmative recruitment and employment at all levels of the organization. Prime Source Building Products, Inc. subscribes to, and will implement to the full extent, all applicable laws that promote equality of opportunity.

Prime Source Building Products, Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. Prime Source Building Products, Inc. is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced based on merit within the organization.