Strategic Category Manager - Energy Storage (Remote)

DEPCOM Power, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA/FSAs

Life insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Education assistance

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, Inc. is seeking a Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing and supply chain activities for Field Services, Restoration, Repowering, and BESS projects in the United States.

You will develop category strategies, manage suppliers, and align with engineering and project teams to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions. This role requires proven experience in procurement, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on rapid turnaround, high-quality

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, procurement, strategic sourcing, category management.
• Experience using procurement, supply chain, asset, or commodity management systems.
• Demonstrated supplier negotiation, contracting, and relationship management experience.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and translate needs into sourcing solutions.
• Experience analyzing and improving sourcing processes, category performance, or scopes of work.

Responsibilities

• Own category strategies for Field Services materials, equipment, rentals, tooling, and services.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, evaluations, negotiations, contracting activities, and PO execution.
• Mobilize flexible purchasing support to meet urgent project and site requirements.
• Develop and maintain a responsive supplier network delivering safety, quality, value, capacity, and reliability.
• Capture savings and cost avoidance through negotiation, consolidation, value engineering, and demand optimization.
• Partner with project, technical, logistics, finance, and site teams to secure materials and support field execution.

Skills

Supply chain

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Asset management

Commodity management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Education

Post-secondary degree in supply chain management

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

DEPCOM Power, Inc. is seeking a Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing and supply chain activities for Field Services, Restoration, Repowering, and BESS projects in the United States.

You will develop category strategies, manage suppliers, and align with engineering and project teams to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions. This role requires proven experience in procurement, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on rapid turnaround, high-quality