Compensation
$130,000 - $145,000 Base + Bonus
Relocation Assistance Available
A leading industrial manufacturing organization is seeking a CAPEX Category Manager to support capital investments and sourcing initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role is ideal for a hands-on procurement professional who enjoys balancing strategic sourcing with day-to-day execution and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for CAPEX, capital projects, plant equipment, and related services.
- Partner with plant leadership, engineering, operations, and project teams to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve supplier performance.
- Lead RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract execution for capital projects and equipment purchases.
- Analyze plant spending, identify sourcing opportunities, and implement procurement strategies that drive value and reduce total cost.
- Manage supplier relationships and support vendor qualification, performance management, and risk mitigation activities.
- Support equipment purchases, facility upgrades, plant expansions, and other capital investments across manufacturing operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to overall procurement performance and savings targets.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 5+ years of procurement, sourcing, category management, or purchasing experience within manufacturing, industrial, chemical, building materials, mining, metals, paper, or related industries.
- Experience supporting capital projects, plant equipment procurement, MRO, engineering services, construction services, or CAPEX categories.
- Strong negotiation, supplier management, and contract management experience.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, engineering, finance, and plant leadership.
- Experience utilizing spend analysis to identify and execute savings opportunities.