Dir, CmmdtyMgmt&Sourcing

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About the Role

The Director Category Management Electronics will be responsible for directing a team of category managers and analyst overseeing $0.7B of spend across Carrier CSA. Youll be responsible for directing the execution of a 5-year strategy for these categories.

Core responsibilities include developing and leading the team that oversees fostering cross-functional collaboration supporting new product sourcing strategies and managing vendor relationships. The role also focuses on cost optimization innovation and aligning sourcing with long-term product and technology strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of category managers responsible for multiple categories.

• Responsible for directing the creation of short and long-term category strategy to ensure operational excellence and efficiencies are met.

• Establishes a cross-functional network and fosters collaboration with suppliers wider supply chain organization engineering quality and product management.

• Owns the vendor performance data and reports metrics to leadership.

• Develops and implements a category strategy which optimizes affordability availability agility and innovation. Leverages understanding of similar industry sourcing concepts and Lean tools to ensure parts delivered on time at best cost and quality.

• Manage external relationships with suppliers and assumes responsibility for all internal activities and decisions associated with category and suppliers including contract negotiations new products development approved vendor list RFX re-sourcing dual qualification pricing changes quality and capacity.

• Collaborate within the Global Strategic Sourcing team and across Product Management and Engineering to align on long-term strategy technology roadmap and risk mitigation.

• Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets competitors and product innovations.

• Continuously evaluate supplier category markets to evaluate new suppliers report on market conditions and understand trends related to cost drivers and global pricing to ensure our strategic sourcing competitiveness.

• Work with suppliers and internal teams to identify VA/VE opportunities and lead initiatives to drive cost-out eliminate inefficiencies and achieve supply surety.

• Will work closely with Engineering Quality and NPI teams to enhance our global product generation process to ensure we incorporate our strategic supplier partnerships in our new product innovation process

• Manage a team of global category team leaders.

• Requires deep management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple related departments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 12 years of sourcing and category management experience in the Electronics sector

OR

• Masters degree with 10 years of sourcing and category management experience in the Electronics sector

• 5 years of experience leading category management teams or supply chain management teams

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (international included)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing electronics and electrical solutions utilized in HVAC products.

• MBA or professional certifications (CPM CPSM CIRM CPIM)

• Proficient in Excel PowerPoint Outlook

• Experience with strategic sourcing and lean tools

• Digital dexterity and ability to leverage data

• Strong knowledge of supply chain strategy (development and execution)

Pay Range

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Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical Dental Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days up to 15 days; paid sick days up to 5 days; paid personal leave up to 5 days; paid holidays up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

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