Category Manager; Plastics

Job Title

Category Manager (Plastics)

Lakewood, CO (Onsite preferred; remote candidates considered)

Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM MST

$125,200–$156,500 annual salary + 10% bonus

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A global medical technology leader is seeking a Category Manager (Plastics) to drive strategic sourcing, category development, and supplier management for highly visible direct materials supporting a global manufacturing network. This role plays a key part in supporting life-saving products used in blood collection and separation therapies. If you thrive in strategic supply chain leadership and want to make an impact on patient-critical devices, this is an exciting opportunity.

• Develop and execute global and regional category strategies for critical plastics materials
• Prepare RFx events, evaluate proposals, and lead cross-functional supplier selections
• Negotiate pricing, capacity, commercial terms, and legal/business conditions
• Maintain expert insight into category trends, cost drivers, global pricing, supply/demand, and market dynamics
• Drive alternate sourcing, supplier consolidation, and localization to improve cost and lead times
• Lead material cost-savings initiatives and margin improvement efforts
• Improve category performance by reducing lead times and MOQs, optimizing payment terms, enhancing incoming quality, and increasing inventory turns
• Build business cases and ROI models; present cost-saving recommendations for approval
• Negotiate terms involving VMI, safety stock, delivery and inventory strategies, and price reductions
• Lead global/regional negotiation strategies to meet targets for price, service, quality, and inventory performance
• Partner with Operations, R&D, Quality Engineering, and customer-facing teams to align supplier strategies with product and customer needs

• Minimum 6 years in a similar sourcing/category management role at a global manufacturing company
• Experience in the medical device industry – preferred
• Experience managing and optimizing supply chains in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and Power BI
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and strategic sourcing skills
• Ability to develop long-term category strategies across complex global supply networks
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field;
  Master’s degree preferred

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee wellness programs
• Additional voluntary benefit programs