Global Category Manager — Infrastructure & Construction
Core
Strategic owner of Applied's capital construction, real estate, and facilities spend, defining global category strategy and delivering outcomes across value capture, stakeholder experience, and risk management for building and sustaining fabs, labs, cleanrooms, and offices.
Role type
Senior strategic sourcing leader (infrastructure & construction)
Builds
Global category strategies, supplier portfolios, delivery models, and governance frameworks for capital programs.
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure, real estate, and construction services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
global category strategy, supplier portfolio segmentation, delivery model selection (EPC/PMC), stakeholder governance, value capture, rate card management, risk management, contract negotiation, market benchmarking
Preferred skills
experience with capital programs, international travel, cross-functional alignment
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Define multi-year global category strategy and roadmap; select delivery models (EPC, PMC, design-build); manage supplier portfolio and strategic relationships; lead category councils and governance forums; establish rate cards and drive value engineering.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
