Category Manager – Service Parts & Accessories
Core
Manage service parts and accessories supply base to ensure long-term delivery, quality, and cost improvements for finished goods.
Role type
Category Manager – Service Parts & Accessories
Builds
High-performing supply base of external and internal vendors for 25k active service parts and 1,500 accessories
Domain
Manufacturing / Aftermarket Supply Chain
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, spend analysis, vendor scorecard management, lifecycle policy enforcement, dual sourcing strategy, commodity knowledge (belts, blades, filters), market trend analysis
Preferred skills
Master's degree in Purchasing/Sourcing, experience with LCC suppliers, high-volume fast-paced manufacturing environment
Technologies
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
Responsibilities
Secure targeted levels of delivery performance, cost, and quality; develop cost-efficient sourcing strategies; manage supplier agreements from submission to expiration; drive supplier performance via metrics and scorecards; conduct demand, spend, and market analysis; segment and develop supplier relationships; negotiate purchase prices and annual price reviews; ensure parts availability per lifecycle policy; enforce supplier terms sheets; collaborate with R&D on dual sourcing; identify packaging requirements
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC