Strategic Body Components Category Lead

Socket.dev; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors, LLC, based in Lisle, Illinois, is seeking a Category Manager – Body Components to lead strategic sourcing across the Hose & Tube portfolios, drive value through TQDCS, and partner with engineering, quality, and supply chain to ensure continuity of supply. The role emphasizes cost and risk reduction while improving performance in launches and current business.

The candidate will manage supplier relationships, develop cost reduction roadmaps, and build business cases to guide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of purchasing/procurement experience
• At least 1 year of lead experience
• Master's degree and at least 3 years of purchasing/procurement experience
• At least 8 years of purchasing/procurement experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Body Components category strategies aligned with business objectives, sourcing priorities, and TQDCS value drivers.
• Lead sourcing decisions and supplier selection for new product launches and current business to improve technology, quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability outcomes.
• Own the commercial relationship with the assigned supply base, including negotiations, cost reduction roadmaps, contract execution, escalations, and supplier development.
• Analyze category spend, supplier cost structures, market dynamics, benchmark data, and should-cost inputs to identify value creation opportunities and mitigate cost increases.
• Build fact-based business cases to support sourcing decisions, supplier nominations, and implementation plans.
• Lead or support cross-functional category management teams (CMTs) to align sourcing strategies and drive execution across engineering, quality, operations, finance, and supply chain.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance in quality, launch readiness, delivery, service, and responsiveness while proactively managing supply continuity and business risk.
• Identify and execute opportunities for dual sourcing, localization, footprint optimization, and other actions that strengthen supply resilience and total cost performance.
• Prepare executive-level summaries and presentations to support leadership reviews, sourcing approvals, and strategic updates.

Skills

Category management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in purchasing/procurement

Master's degree

Job description

International Motors, LLC, based in Lisle, Illinois, is seeking a Category Manager – Body Components to lead strategic sourcing across the Hose & Tube portfolios, drive value through TQDCS, and partner with engineering, quality, and supply chain to ensure continuity of supply. The role emphasizes cost and risk reduction while improving performance in launches and current business.

The candidate will manage supplier relationships, develop cost reduction roadmaps, and build business cases to guide