Global Copper & Aluminum Sourcing Leader

Carrier; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation seeks a Senior Category Manager to lead global category spend for copper and aluminum materials and to develop and execute robust category strategies across the organization. You will collaborate with engineering, quality, product management and supply chain teams, owning vendor performance data and driving supplier negotiations to improve value and supply reliability.

The role requires travel and a strong background in strategic sourcing for a global industrial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years’ experience with strategic sourcing for a global industrial manufacturer
• 30% travel including some international trips

Responsibilities

• Manages global category spend for approximately $350M.
• Responsible for building and executing category strategy for Copper and Aluminum material which optimizes affordability, availability, agility, and innovation. Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets, competitors, and product innovations.
• Establishes a cross‑functional network and fosters collaboration with suppliers, wider supply chain organization, engineering, quality, and product management.
• Owns the vendor performance data and reports metrics to leadership.
• Manages external relationships with suppliers and assumes responsibility for all internal activities and decisions associated with the assigned categories and suppliers, including contract negotiations, new products development, approved vendor lists, re‑sourcing, dual qualification, pricing changes, quality, and capacity.
• Develop the commodity management team to drive global performance in collaboration with regional commodity teams and the Center of Excellence team.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Global supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Carrier Global Corporation seeks a Senior Category Manager to lead global category spend for copper and aluminum materials and to develop and execute robust category strategies across the organization. You will collaborate with engineering, quality, product management and supply chain teams, owning vendor performance data and driving supplier negotiations to improve value and supply reliability.

The role requires travel and a strong background in strategic sourcing for a global industrial