Strategic Category Leader: Powertrain & Driveline

Socket.dev; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 103,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, WI seeks a Category Strategy Manager to own spend category strategies and influence suppliers and internal teams. You will connect data insights to business outcomes and lead cross-functional initiatives.

You will mentor category managers, lead negotiations, develop dashboards, and drive value across multiple spend categories while ensuring supply continuity and market competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with seven or more years in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, or related field
• Willingness to travel 25–30%
• Strong communication and mentoring abilities

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach multiple category managers across the segment.
• Perform data analytics to connect spend category impact to the business and drive performance.
• Serve as subject matter expert on spends category/commodity and market trends.
• Lead supplier contract negotiations and governance and mentor others.
• Develop category spend dashboards and provide spend synergy visibility.
• Build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to optimize value.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives that capture value for the business.

Skills

Data analytics

Mentoring

Category strategy

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain

Travel

Communication

Supply base relationships

Negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

SharePoint

Job description

Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, WI seeks a Category Strategy Manager to own spend category strategies and influence suppliers and internal teams. You will connect data insights to business outcomes and lead cross-functional initiatives.

You will mentor category managers, lead negotiations, develop dashboards, and drive value across multiple spend categories while ensuring supply continuity and market competitiveness.