Senior Category Manager, Aluminum and Copper
Job Number: 9684
External Description:
About Carrier
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.
The Senior Category Manager will lead Carriers centralized $180M+ Copper and Aluminum categories spend. This role is a key part of the CSA Supply Chain organization, reporting to the Associate Director for Copper & Aluminum Sourcing Leader.
This leader is responsible for providing sustained competitive advantage in product cost, quality, and production flexibility across Carrier’s NA footprint, and will be responsible for working across the business units, functions, and all NA locations to develop and implement best-in-class sourcing strategies and procedures. This leader will play a key role in driving transformation within Carrier’s supply chain organization to provide the company significant savings, increasing productivity, managing inflation/deflation, and driving excellence in category strategy
Job Responsibilities:
Manages global category spend for approximately $180M.
Responsible for building and executing category strategy for Copper and Aluminum material which optimizes affordability, availability, agility, and innovation. Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets, competitors, and product innovations.
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
Manages external relationships with suppliers and assumes responsibility for all internal activities and decisions associated with the assigned categories and suppliers, including contract negotiations, new products development, approved vendor lists, re-sourcing, dual qualification, pricing changes, quality, and capacity.
Develop the commodity management team to drive global performance in collaboration with regional commodity teams and the Center of Excellence team.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor degree
7+ year’s experience with strategic sourcing for a global industrial manufacturer
30% travel including some international trips
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA or professional certifications (CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM)
Excellent negotiation skills & strategic mindset
Experience with strategic sourcing and lean tools
Digital dexterity and strong analytical ability to leverage data
Strong knowledge of supply chain strategy (development and execution) and category specific experience
Driven problem solver with appetite to independently address complex challenges in a fast-moving environment
Proven track record of successful leadership, negotiation, and executive communication
Strong business acumen and experience collaborating across various levels within a diverse, global organization
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 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 short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Pay Range:
The annual salary for this position is $146,750–$205,250. 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: 02/12/2026
Job Number: 30198173
Community / Marketing Title: Senior Category Manager, Aluminum and Copper
Location_formattedLocationLong: North Carolina, US