Commercial HVAC Category Manager – Copper/Fabricated Tubes/Valves/Heat Exchangers/Non Ferrous Materials

Job Number: 3927

External Description:

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role

Experienced Commodity / Account Management & Strategic Sourcing professional, overseeing supplier selection and contract negotiation. Responsible for partnering with internal clients and stakeholders to identify sourcing needs and improve sourcing strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Executes commodity / account management and strategic sourcing strategy.
• Implements supply chain strategies.
• Evaluates and selects vendors based on capability, quality, reliability, and price competitiveness.
• Negotiates or awards contracts within specified spending limits, and develops new qualified sources of supply.
• Partners with internal clients and stakeholders to identify sourcing needs and improve sourcing strategy.
• Analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• 5+ years’ experience in sourcing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in business management, procurement or supply chain preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Cost reduction project leadership experience in a related environment preferred
• Technical acumen / understanding of commodity management and ability to quickly learn products and industry
• Ability to work effectively with cross-cultural suppliers on technical and logistics issues
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, and superior follow-up and follow-through skills
• Team player and influencing skills required to establish and sustain a lean culture
• Strong negotiation skills

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Job Number: 30130429

Community / Marketing Title: Commercial HVAC Category Manager – Copper/Fabricated Tubes/Valves/Heat Exchangers/Non Ferrous Materials

Location_formattedLocationLong: North Carolina, US