Category Manager – Direct Materials
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Category Manager Direct Materials
Manufacturing Supply Chain Strategy
Denver CO (Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 remote)
$100K$120K Base Full Benefits
Own the Strategy Behind What Gets Built
Were partnering with a leading innovation-driven manufacturing organization seeking a Category Manager Direct Materials to drive sourcing strategy supplier performance and cost optimization across a multi-site operation.
This is not a transactional purchasing role.
This is a high-impact strategic seat where you will:
- Influence millions in spend
- Partner directly with R&D Product and Operations
- Shape the supply chain strategy of a growing enterprise
What Youll Own:
Strategic Sourcing & Cost Leadership
- Develop and execute data-driven sourcing strategies across direct materials categories
- Build and leverage should-cost models to guide negotiations and long-term savings
- Deliver measurable year-over-year cost reductions through:
- Competitive sourcing
- Supplier negotiations
- Value engineering
Supplier & Contract Management
- Own supplier relationships across performance quality and cost
- Lead supplier development initiatives to elevate capability and reliability
- Manage contracts end-to-end ensuring compliance and performance
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with:
- R&D and Product Teams on new materials and innovation
- Operations and Quality on execution and performance
- Act as the commercial voice of supply chain strategy across the business
Risk Management & Supply Continuity
- Proactively identify supply risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for disruptions
- Ensure uninterrupted supply across multiple facilities
What You Bring:
Must-Have
- 57 years in supply chain / sourcing within manufacturing
- Proven experience sourcing direct/raw materials (non-negotiable)
- Experience managing $20M in spend
- Strong contract negotiation and supplier management experience
- Hands-on experience with should-cost modeling / cost analysis
- ERP experience (SAP or similar)
What Gets You Interviewed FAST
- Background in multi-site manufacturing environments
- Experience partnering with R&D / product teams
- CPSM certification (or similar)
- Track record of cost savings supplier optimization
Why This Role Stands Out:
- High visibility strategic influence
- Direct ownership of significant spend categories
- True partnership with innovation teams (R&D / Product)
- Opportunity to drive process improvement supply chain transformation
- Hybrid flexibility in a strong Denver-based operation
Why Work With Us (Your Differentiator)
We are not a resume-forwarding firm.
We are a strategic talent partner known for:
- Precision matching we only bring you roles that align
- Speed transparency no black box recruiting
- Direct client access your experience is represented accurately
- Long-term partnership we support your career not just this role
Our candidates consistently say:
This was the most efficient and aligned process Ive experienced.
If youre ready to take ownership of strategic sourcing at scale and drive real business impactwe should connect.
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