Director, Category Management - Air Management & Flow Control

Company: Carrier
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Country:
United States of America
Location:
CAN72: SC CHARLOTTE 5900 Northwoods Business Pkwy, Charlotte, NC, 28269 USA

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier

About Role

The Director, Category Management - Air Management and Flow Control will be responsible for directing a team of category managers and analyst overseeing $1B of spend across Carrier. You'll be responsible for directing the execution of a 5-year strategy for these categories.

Core responsibilities include developing and leading the team that oversees fostering cross-functional collaboration, supporting new product sourcing strategies, and managing global vendor relationships. The role also focuses on cost optimization, innovation, and aligning sourcing with long-term product and technology strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of global category managers responsible for multiple categories.
  
• Responsible for directing the creation of short and long-term category strategy to ensure operational excellence and efficiencies are met.
  
• Establishes a cross-functional network and fosters collaboration with suppliers, wider supply chain organization, engineering, quality, and product management.
  
• Owns the vendor performance data and reports metrics to leadership.
  
• Develops and implements a category strategy which optimizes affordability, availability, agility, and innovation. Leverages understanding of similar industry, sourcing concepts, and Lean tools to ensure parts delivered on time at best cost and quality.
  
• Manage external relationships with suppliers and assumes responsibility for all internal activities and decisions associated with category and suppliers, including contract negotiations, new products development, approved vendor list, RFX, re-sourcing, dual qualification, pricing changes, quality, and capacity.
  
• Collaborate within the Global Strategic Sourcing team and across Product Management and Engineering to align on long-term strategy, technology roadmap, and risk mitigation.
  
• Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets, competitors, and product innovations.
  
• Continuously evaluate supplier category markets to evaluate new suppliers, report on market conditions, and understand trends related to cost drivers and global pricing, to ensure our strategic sourcing competitiveness.
  
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to identify VA/VE opportunities and lead initiatives to drive cost-out, eliminate inefficiencies, and achieve supply surety.
  
• Will work closely with Engineering, Quality, and NPI teams to enhance our global product generation process to ensure we incorporate our strategic supplier partnerships in our new product innovation process
  
• Manage a team of global category team leaders.
  
• Requires deep management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple related departments.
  
  
  Required Qualifications
  
  • Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of sourcing and category management experience, or Master's degree and 8+ years of sourcing and category management experience
    
  • 5+ years of experience leading category management team or supply chain management teams.
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications
    
    • Experience managing motors, valves, pumps, and electrical solutions utilized in HVAC products.
      
    • MBA or professional certifications (CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM)
      
    • Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
      
    • Experience with strategic sourcing and lean tools
      
    • Digital dexterity and ability to leverage data
      
    • Strong knowledge of supply chain strategy (development and execution)
      
      
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      Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
      
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