Category Manager - Powertrain & Driveline

Socket.dev; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 103,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, WI seeks a Category Strategy Manager to own spend category strategies and influence suppliers and internal teams. You will connect data insights to business outcomes and lead cross-functional initiatives.

You will mentor category managers, lead negotiations, develop dashboards, and drive value across multiple spend categories while ensuring supply continuity and market competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with seven or more years in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, or related field
• Willingness to travel 25–30%
• Strong communication and mentoring abilities

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach multiple category managers across the segment.
• Perform data analytics to connect spend category impact to the business and drive performance.
• Serve as subject matter expert on spends category/commodity and market trends.
• Lead supplier contract negotiations and governance and mentor others.
• Develop category spend dashboards and provide spend synergy visibility.
• Build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to optimize value.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives that capture value for the business.

Skills

Data analytics

Mentoring

Category strategy

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain

Travel

Communication

Supply base relationships

Negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

SharePoint

Job description

At Oshkosh, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.

The Category Strategy Manager will have a deep understanding of multiple level categories of spend or program/product development and is considered the subject matter expert for a category or group of categories of spend. This role has substantial understanding of influencing market drivers and external forces affecting categories and possible multiple categories of spend for decision making. The Category Strategy Manager builds meaningful relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure value optimization and engagement. This role engages regularly in strategic sourcing and has the ability to formulate, present and gain consensus on category strategies.

YOUR IMPACT

• Mentor and coach multiple category managers across the segment.
• Data analytics and critical thinking skill sin multiple categories of spend; ability to connect supply chain impact to the business, drive peak performance of spend categories.
• Subject matter expert on spends category/commodity, market trends and predicting further trends and impacts.
• Frequent use of data analytics tools to conduct spend and category data analytics; responsible for category spend and performance dashboards and spend synergy visibility.
• Advanced and independent and critical thinking skills to formulate business cost/value opportunities.
• Build meaningful relationships with the supply base in order to regularly impact the value proposition.
• Proficient with engineering/technical drawings and understand technical grammar and language of the business and category.
• Oversight for the effective use of supplier preferencing strategy, supplier engagement model and part taxonomy.
• Lead and support supplier contract negotiations and has skills and ability to mentor/coach.
• Leads internal communication for category and connection to the global marketplace.
• Make deep connections between category management, business goals and value proposition.
• Identify, communicate, and manage supply chain risk and business continuity plans.
• Lead the validation and governance of category/commodity prices including total cost of ownership models.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives that capture value for the business, may lead or support a council.
• Build open and trusting relationships with team members through Frequent Meaningful Conversations, ensuring individual development plans are in place.
• Develop meaningful relationships with team members and senior leaders across multiple functional areas, lead through influence.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with seven (7) or more years of experience within in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, or a related field.
• Ability to travel 25-30%.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant industry related certifications.
• Category Strategy experience within the manufacturing industry.
• Experience mentoring and leading team members through direct reporting relationships or project work.
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to detail.
• Strong time-management and prioritization skills, able to multi-task and prioritize competing requirements and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where requirements are constantly changing.
• Experience and proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.

Pay Range:

$103,300.00 - $177,700.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people‑first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit‑based Equal Opportunity Employer.Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.