Manager - Supply Chain Mangement
Job Number: 9798
External Description:
About Carrier:
Carrier, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure the safe transport of food, life-saving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive 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 This Role:
Reporting to the Air Cooled Platform New Product Development Leader, the position will be responsible for sourcing and procurement activities to support new product development and launch. Performing both tactical and strategic sourcing tasks, the position will integrate with global and regional category sourcing teams to ensure category strategies are aligned with platform design.
The sourcing specialist will project manage all aspects of the sourcing and procurement process to ensure a smooth transition of activity to the factory Purchasing and Materials teams. The position shall also develop and maintain excellent supplier relationships, develop existing and new sources, and develop inventory and logistics strategies to continuously improve supply chain resiliency. This position will have a particular focus on our data center development programs.
Job Description:
Integrate global category strategies with program deliverables
Partner with engineers on assigned programs to ensure product design includes the category sourcing strategies for concept and engineering check samples
Prepare and process requests for quotation, requisitions, and purchase orders to support prototype unit builds.
Project management of supplier activities for assigned commodities and deliverables for program passports.
Represent supply chain function on cross functional program team. Responsible for delivering program milestones on schedule and product cost at target.
Facilitate smooth transition of the program to the factory purchasing and materials teams
Determine inventory stocking and logistics strategies for suppliers with lead times longer than market driven customer lead time requirements
Assist and execute cost reduction strategies and projects
Collaborate with category teams to develop regional, alternate qualified sources to ensure a resilient supply chain
Periodic leadership updates of program status of supply chain deliverables
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
7+ years of purchasing or supply chain management experience within industrial manufacturing
Preferred Qualifications:
HVAC industry experience
Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory management, factory assembly processes and bills of material
Energetic and success driven
English verbal and written communications skills
Ability to make management presentations
Succeed in the day-to-day management of competing priorities
Technical knowledge / understanding of the commercial HVAC product industry or ability to learn expeditiously
Organized with attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through skills
Advanced quantitative spreadsheet analysis skills to organize and analyze data efficiently.
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 $120,000–$168,000. 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: 02/27/2026
Job Number: 30200248
Community / Marketing Title: Manager - Supply Chain Mangement
Location_formattedLocationLong: North Carolina, US