Strategic Category Manager - Global Sourcing & Cost

Dover-Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Dover Fueling Solutions in Austin, TX is seeking a Category Manager to drive value through total cost of ownership across supplier bases and internal teams.

You will develop commodity strategies, negotiate contracts, and monitor market trends to ensure reliable supply for DFS and Dover. The role requires 5+ years in strategic sourcing and a strong engineering/ business background; this on-site position offers growth and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing or procurement.
• Deep knowledge of plastic injection molding and castings.
• Proven ability to lead multi-million dollar contracts.
• Strong cost modeling (Should-Cost) for molded parts.

Responsibilities

• Serves our customers (Operations, Engineering, Finance, Sales, and End Customers) and assures cost-competitive continuity of supply for existing parts and services as well as new product development and introduction.
• Develop, negotiate, and administer contracts for key suppliers; manage supplier base.
• Develop commodity strategies based on DFS volumes, Dover volumes, or volumes of future acquisitions.
• Identify areas of risk within the supply chain; implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Maintain knowledge of market industry trends within the area of expertise and communicate the potential impact on business.
• Monitor changes affecting supply and demand; track market conditions, price trends, and futures markets.
• Monitor supplier market characteristics regularly; identify opportunities resulting from market shifts and take advantage of such shifts.
• Work with all functions and users to ensure internal customer needs are met.
• Manage supplier performance (quality, delivery, total cost).
• Maintain overall supplier relationships and establish annual cost-out, quality, and on-time delivery targets with key suppliers. Provide regular performance feedback to suppliers, as well as quality business reviews (QBRs), and drive corrective actions as required.
• Enforce terms and conditions of purchase orders and other agreements and compliance with legal requirements and Company policy. Make sure parts are set up properly, supplier master, etc., and in the ERP system.
• Resolve nonconformance issues, back-charges, and claims in a timely manner to minimize the Company's exposure.
• Develop supplier spending reports to identify targeted improvements and leverage value for the company.
• Seeks opportunities to expand diverse supplier spend.
• Lead Continuous Improvement events with suppliers; improve total cost of ownership.
• Manage cost and assets (cost, productivity, inventory).
• Implement sourcing design changes to improve reliability in operations and reductions in costs.
• Work with operations and business teams to design optimal source points and shipping arrangements.
• Operate on a daily basis to meet reliability objectives for customer supply.
• Works with the Operations team to maximize value across the supply chain and drive a culture of continual improvement.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Cost modeling

Supplier management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Dover Fueling Solutions in Austin, TX is seeking a Category Manager to drive value through total cost of ownership across supplier bases and internal teams.

You will develop commodity strategies, negotiate contracts, and monitor market trends to ensure reliable supply for DFS and Dover. The role requires 5+ years in strategic sourcing and a strong engineering/ business background; this on-site position offers growth and cross-functional collaboration.