Global CAPEX & Post-Processing Equipment Leader

VulcanForms Inc.; Ayer (MA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

VulcanForms Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking a Global Category Manager for CAPEX & Post-Processing Equipment to lead the sourcing strategy and supplier relationships for high-value capital equipment across heat treatment, depowdering, HIP, and finishing systems.

You will partner with Engineering and Operations to define specifications, qualify suppliers, manage FATs, and drive end-to-end procurement, cost performance, and risk mitigation in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• 10+ years in procurement or supply chain with senior leadership in capital equipment.
• Experience sourcing complex industrial capital equipment and OEM negotiations.
• Technical fluency in post-processing or precision manufacturing equipment.
• Strong CAPEX budgeting, should-cost modeling, and lease vs. buy analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-year category strategy for post-processing capital equipment (heat treatment, depowdering, HIP, finishing).
• Lead sourcing, negotiation, and contracting for OEMs and service providers, including terms, warranties, and spares.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations on specs, FAT, and on-site commissioning milestones.
• Manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle from business case to PO execution and delivery.
• Build and maintain supplier panels for subcontracted post-processing services; monitor KPIs.
• Develop should-cost models and provide cost benchmarking to Engineering and Finance.
• Identify and mitigate supply risk; maintain risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Define savings roadmap and report spend and delivery metrics to VP Supply Chain.
• Scope and develop category specialist support as the team grows.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems (Epicor/SAP)

Job description

VulcanForms Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking a Global Category Manager for CAPEX & Post-Processing Equipment to lead the sourcing strategy and supplier relationships for high-value capital equipment across heat treatment, depowdering, HIP, and finishing systems.

You will partner with Engineering and Operations to define specifications, qualify suppliers, manage FATs, and drive end-to-end procurement, cost performance, and risk mitigation in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.