Senior Category Manager, Critical Power Supply & Strategy

CEL Critical Power Ltd.; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentives

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development and careerAdv

Job summary

CEL Critical Power Ltd. in Williamsburg, VA seeks a Senior Category Manager to own a category of spend end to end, securing supply, capacity and cost to support aggressive growth.

You’ll shape category strategy, conduct should-cost analyses, negotiate master agreements and manage supplier performance with cross-functional teams. This role focuses on programs with long-term supply, capacity reservations, and risk management across Europe and the United States, including new product launches and

Qualifications

• Specific buying or commercial experience in the category; knowledge of products, suppliers, pricing, and capacity allocation.
• 8+ years in procurement, category management, sourcing or commercial roles in manufacturing or industrial supply chain, with at least 3 years owning a category or major supplier portfolio.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills: should-cost, total cost of acquisition, contract terms, and indexation.

Responsibilities

• Own a category of CEL’s spend end to end and secure the supply, capacity and cost the business needs to grow 3–5x.
• Develop category strategy, supplier agreements and day-to-day commercial decisions protecting delivery, margin and cash.
• Turn S&OP demand plans into capacity commitments and allocations; manage supplier capacity data and lead times.
• Negotiate long-term supply agreements, pricing terms, and master supply arrangements with Legal.
• Support supplier performance reviews, escalations on shortages and recovery, and day-to-day expediting.

Skills

Negotiation

Category management

Sourcing

Supplier relationships

ERP/MRP knowledge

Influence without authority

Travel 20-30%

Education

Engineering / Supply chain degree

Tools

ERP / MRP

Job description

CEL Critical Power Ltd. in Williamsburg, VA seeks a Senior Category Manager to own a category of spend end to end, securing supply, capacity and cost to support aggressive growth.

You’ll shape category strategy, conduct should-cost analyses, negotiate master agreements and manage supplier performance with cross-functional teams. This role focuses on programs with long-term supply, capacity reservations, and risk management across Europe and the United States, including new product launches and