Senior. Manager Commodity Lead Manager– Data Centers

Carrier; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 117,500 - 234,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Carrier in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and procurement for Data Center initiatives within the CSA supply chain. You will manage a team of 3–4 sourcing specialists, drive global category strategies, and ensure on-time program launches.

This role concentrates on cost targets, supplier partnerships, and process standardization across RFQs, supplier qualification, and transition to factory teams to support rapid Data Center growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of purchasing, supply chain, or operations experience within industrial manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 3–4 sourcing specialists.
• Represent Supply Chain on the global platform management team to leverage global sourcing strategies.
• Deliver cost targets, program milestones, and platform performance metrics.
• Integrate global category strategies with program deliverables for sourcing alignment.
• Drive standard work across procurement processes including RFQs, sample part procurement, supplier qualification, and transition to factory teams.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers for materials and components to support new product launches.
• Support supplier negotiations, contracts, policy formulation, and inventory stocking to meet lead times and production launches.
• Advance commodity strategy goals with cost reduction and DPO improvement.
• Develop regional and alternate qualified sources to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure supplier capacity for rapid Data Center growth.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About The Role

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to advance your supply chain career, this is an exciting opportunity to make an impact. We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Senior Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and procurement activities in support of Carrier’s Data Center initiatives within the Climate Solutions Americas (CSA) supply chain organization.

The Senior Procurement Manager will lead both strategic and tactical sourcing activities across the full procurement lifecycle, ensuring a seamless transition to factory Purchasing and Materials teams. This role will drive global headquarters sourcing strategies, support global platform commonality across Europe and Asia, and build strong supplier partnerships to improve supply chain resiliency, cost performance, and sourcing effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 3-4 sourcing specialists responsible for assigned commodities.
• Represent Supply Chain on the global platform management team, influencing program scope to leverage global sourcing strategies and preferred suppliers.
• Deliver cost targets, program launch milestones, and platform performance metrics.
• Integrate global category strategies with program deliverables to support sourcing alignment and execution.
• Drive standard work across sourcing processes, including procurement plans, RFQs, sample part procurement, supplier and part qualification, and transition to factory sustaining teams.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers for materials and components, using quantitative supplier selection methods to support new product launches.
• Support sourcing leads in supplier negotiations, contract development, policy formulation, inventory stocking agreements, and supplier execution to meet market lead‑time requirements, program milestones, and production launch needs.
• Advance commodity strategy goals, including cost reduction and Days Payable Outstanding improvement.
• Develop regional and alternate qualified sources to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supplier Readiness and Supplier Development teams to ensure supplier capacity supports rapid Data Center growth.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of purchasing, supply chain, or operations experience within industrial manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• HVAC industry experience
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory management, factory assembly processes and bills of material
• Energetic and success driven
• English verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to be persuasive and make management presentations
• Succeed in the day-to-day management of competing priorities
• Technical knowledge / understanding of the commercial HVAC product industry or ability to learn expeditiously
• Organized with attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through skills
• Advanced quantitative spreadsheet analysis skills to organize and analyze data efficiently

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.