Global Category Manager - Comm ICs/Retimers/PHY (Hybrid)

Zerto; San Juan (PR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the Puerto Rico/San Juan area is seeking a Global Category Manager for communications ICs and related PHY components to lead procurement strategies worldwide. This hybrid role requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and business units to ensure supply, compliance, and cost efficiency.

You will design category roadmaps, manage supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvements across geographies, with a focus on risk mitigation and value

Qualifications

• First level university degree or equivalent experience; advanced university degree preferred.
• Typically 6-10 years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Global procurement experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides expertise for priority or new assignments with strategic implications across organization, such as leading or participating in cross- functional teams.
• Focuses on development activities and introducing new processes, program solutions and methods.
• Leads the development of program and/or process solutions to meet business objectives and deliver continuous improvements.
• Monitors and analyzes owned programs, process solutions, key metrics and process- oriented tasks and situations; focuses on improving current areas with significant independent judgment.
• Works across cross-functional teams to develop solutions as well as maintain and enhance current business processes, focusing on particular segments.
• Provides independent, strategic development and analytic and strategic support to drive organizational goals.
• Provides mentoring and guidance to lower-level contributors.
• Develops and executes strategic plans and initiatives across the company's businesses and/or geographies.

Skills

Procurement processes

Analytical thinking

Technical aptitude

Project management

Communication skills

Compliance knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the Puerto Rico/San Juan area is seeking a Global Category Manager for communications ICs and related PHY components to lead procurement strategies worldwide. This hybrid role requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and business units to ensure supply, compliance, and cost efficiency.

You will design category roadmaps, manage supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvements across geographies, with a focus on risk mitigation and value