Category Specialist - Indirect/Hardware & Fasteners

oshkoshcorporation; Dodge Center (MN); On-site; USD 73,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, is recruiting for a Category Specialist in the supply chain category management and new product development functions. The role focuses on gathering spend data, developing category research, and translating insights into value opportunities. You may lead sub-categories and support strategic sourcing across U.S.

locations. The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in supply chain, plus 10–20% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three or more years of experience in Supply Chain Management or a related field.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to travel 10-20%.

Responsibilities

• Gather and manipulate spend and commodity data to support sourcing strategies.
• Develop category research using internal and external data; interpret trends for value capture.
• Lead sub-categories and assist or lead long-term agreement negotiations.
• Communicate supply market trends and total cost of ownership insights.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives and coordinate programs from concept through launch.

Skills

Data gathering

Data analytics

Critical thinking

Supplier knowledge

Supplier relations

Engineering drawings

Negotiation

Capital expenditures

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Multi-tasking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

JOB SUMMARY

The Category Specialist role is an intermediate level position within the supply chain category management and new product development functions. This role will support the organization by gathering and manipulating spend and commodity data in support of sourcing strategies and category management. The Category Specialist will develop category research using internal and external data, interpret data and trends and translate into opportunities for value capture. This role may also lead sub-categories.

YOUR IMPACT

• Data gathering and manipulation.
• Knowledge of data analytics tools; data analytics in a specific commodity/category.
• Critical thinking skills forming to connect the category data to the business.
• Knowledge of suppliers and supply markets.
• Knowledge of supplier relationships management and engagement.
• Understand supply market trends and how they impact the business.
• Skill for engineering technical drawings understanding, taxonomy and technical grammar.
• Gain an understanding of category the global market place.
• Assist and lead long‑term agreement negotiations.
• Identify and communicate supply chain risk.
• Understand and communicate category/commodity prices including total cost of ownership models.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives, with development understanding of strategic sourcing process.
• Regularly use influencing skills; utilizes project management to lead and coordinate programs from concept through launch and may be participant on council.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) or more years of experience in Supply Chain Management or a related field.
• OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to travel 10-20%.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Purchasing experience within the manufacturing industry with the hardware/fastener category.
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience with negotiation and capital expenditures.
• 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.

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Pay Range

$73,200.00 - $117,800.00

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.

Benefits

• 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].

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 applicant