Sr Manager, Procurement
Job Number: 9855
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:
Senior Procurement professional with significant experience. Implements Supply Chain strategies, processes, and operational plans in support of Procurement goals. Develops programs for effective vendor selection and management to minimize the organization's purchasing costs without compromising quality or reliability of supply. Manages and resolves client issues and problems.
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:
Bachelors degree
10+ years of purchasing experience or a cumulative 10+ years purchasing and operations experience
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time (internationally as needed)
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree
HVAC industry experience
PMP Certification
Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory management, factory assembly processes and bills of material
SAP experience
Energetic and success driven
Spanish verbal and written communications skills
Ability to be persuasive and 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 $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: 03/06/2026
Job Number: 30201326
Community / Marketing Title: Sr Manager, Procurement
Location_formattedLocationLong: North Carolina, US