Category Manager

Global Category Manager

Virginia Transformer Corp – United States (Roanoke, VA - On-Site)

The Global Category Manager will own strategic product spend categories developing and executing sourcing strategies that ensure cost competitiveness, supplier reliability, and material availability that support production and business growth.

• Drive continuous and step-change improvement in assigned categories through understanding of technical requirements, business needs, supply relationships, and global supply market knowledge.
• Develop and implement category and commodity sourcing strategies and long-term supplier partnerships.
• Apply best-in-class strategic sourcing methodologies to promote an optimal supply base and total cost position.
• Team with business operations and key supply partners to apply efficiency gains and innovations where applicable.
• Lead supplier negotiations, contracting, and cost reduction initiatives
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• Monitor and continually improve supplier performance commitments across cost, quality, and delivery
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• Collaborate with engineering, planning, and operations to support production demand.
• Identify supply chain risks and mitigation strategies
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• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business Discipline
• 5+ years of sourcing and category management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience negotiating global supplier contracts and long-term agreements
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel / data analysis

• Experience sourcing steel, copper, electrical components, or engineered parts
• Background in power, heavy manufacturing, or industrial equipment

Medical insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k), Tuition assistance, Disability insurance

• Authorized to work in the United States