Carrier Corporation is a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems leading to safer, smarter, sustainable and high-performance buildings.
Your Responsibilities
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to develop your supply chain career, then we have a great opportunity for you! We are seeking a motivated, driven Category Manager to contribute to our supply chain effectiveness.
Specific Responsibilities For This Position Include
Develop a strategic plan for a specific commodity group or strategic suppliers
Responsible for overall relationship for multiple strategic suppliers for that specific commodity group
Coordinate appropriately with supplier quality team for specific commodity issues including relentless root cause analysis and error-proofing to mitigate impact to the business
Lead in negotiating prices, assessing supplier capabilities, selecting new suppliers, narrowing supplier base, and working with suppliers to establish mutually beneficial relationships and improve their ability to provide quality, cost effective materials while minimizing inventory
Ensures supplier or commodity team is performing to the designed Carrier requirements from delivery, quality and cost perspective
Ensure compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or company policies, procedures, work rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
Your Profile / Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain or related field
8–10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing / category management, ideally in international and matrix organizations
Proven ability to build and execute category strategies, including in new or evolving environments
Experience managing large spend across multiple sites or regions
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in cross-functional settings
Ability to work with a high level of autonomy in a fast-paced, global environment
Solid negotiation and supplier management experience
Technical understanding of industrial categories is a plus
Excellent communication skills in a multicultural environment
English is the official working language (French not mandatory)
Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.
Join us and make a difference.
Carrier est engagé dans l’égalité des chances et l’inclusion. Toutes les candidatures qualifiées seront examinées dans le respect de la réglementation et un accompagnement spécifique sera fourni à la prise de poste.
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