Global Sourcing Associate: Category Management

Club Car; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Club Car seeks a skilled procurement professional to manage global/regional commodities in support of the Senior Category Manager. You will engage internal stakeholders to capture requirements, qualify suppliers, and support negotiations and supplier selection.

Responsibilities include driving commodity strategy, forecasting, and lifecycle management, while coordinating with regional NPD teams and achieving supply continuity across regions. Travel up to 30% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3+ years in procurement sourcing, consulting, buying or analyst roles.
• Strong negotiating skills and vendor assessment experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; travel up to 30%.
• Ability to coordinate across functions and resolve conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day category supplier relations and identify growth opportunities.
• Partner with engineering, operations and quality to capture commodity requirements.
• Assist with developing and executing detailed commodity strategy.
• Lead negotiations and supplier selection; manage contract lifecycle and compliance.
• Drive productivity through price negotiations and value engineering projects.
• Support supplier segmentation and quarterly reviews for strategic suppliers.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Global supply chain

Cost analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business / Supply Chain

Tools

FEA

SRM tools

Job description

Club Car seeks a skilled procurement professional to manage global/regional commodities in support of the Senior Category Manager. You will engage internal stakeholders to capture requirements, qualify suppliers, and support negotiations and supplier selection.

Responsibilities include driving commodity strategy, forecasting, and lifecycle management, while coordinating with regional NPD teams and achieving supply continuity across regions. Travel up to 30% is expected.