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About the Role
The Director, Category Management - Electronics will be responsible for directing a team of category managers and analyst overseeing $0.7B of spend across Carrier CSA. 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 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 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 12+ years of sourcing and category management experience in the Electronics sector
OR
Master's degree with 10+ years of sourcing and category management experience in the Electronics sector
5+ years of experience leading category management teams or supply chain management teams
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (international included)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing electronics 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)
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
Retirement benefits
Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty; military leave; purchased vacation
Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here: Work With Us | Carrier Corporate (https://www.corporate.carrier.com/careers/work-with-us/) The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
This position is entitled to both short and long-term incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is $218,000-$305,000. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date. Job Posting Date: 03/06/2026
Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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