Strategic Cab in White Procurement Leader

International Motors, LLC; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors, LLC in Lisle, Illinois, is seeking a Procurement Category Manager for Cab in White to develop and execute category strategy, drive cost reduction, supplier performance, and risk mitigation aligned with TRATON GROUP objectives.

The role manages Cab in White components and suppliers, collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, and finance, and requires strong commercial judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence across a cross-functional organization.

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 1 year of lead experience.
• At least 8 years of purchasing/procurement experience, at least 1 year of lead experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing, cost reduction, and supplier performance initiatives for the Cab in White category, aligning decisions to business objectives for cost, quality, supply continuity, sustainability, and technical capability.
• Use analytical skills to identify opportunities, develop fact-based recommendations, and build business cases for sourcing actions, negotiations, supplier strategy, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Navigate a complex cross-functional organization to move initiatives from idea to implementation, building alignment across engineering, operations, quality, finance, logistics, program management, and supply-chain teams.
• Develop and manage supplier relationships and negotiate commercial agreements that drive accountability, performance improvement, risk mitigation, and long-term competitiveness.
• Perform total cost of ownership and cost-driver analysis to support sourcing decisions, new business awards, supplier negotiations, value engineering, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Support new program sourcing and launch readiness by ensuring suppliers have the capability, capacity, timing discipline, and commercial alignment required to meet program objectives.
• Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders, elevate risks and issues as needed, and maintain momentum on critical deliverables and cross-functional initiatives.
• Collaborate with procurement teams across the TRATON family to identify sourcing synergies, market insights, common supplier opportunities, and best practices where applicable.
• Accountable for delivering category objectives by balancing cost, quality, risk, timing, and supply continuity while ensuring timely execution of business priorities.

Skills

Sourcing

Cost reduction

Supplier performance

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Cab in White commodities knowledge

Statistical analysis

Job description

International Motors, LLC in Lisle, Illinois, is seeking a Procurement Category Manager for Cab in White to develop and execute category strategy, drive cost reduction, supplier performance, and risk mitigation aligned with TRATON GROUP objectives.

The role manages Cab in White components and suppliers, collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, and finance, and requires strong commercial judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence across a cross-functional organization.