Category Manager

Responsibilities

• Own one or more sourcing categories end to end, building a working map of internal demand, supply markets, and the trade and domestic-content rules that shape vendor selection.
• Develop short and long term category strategies that balance cost, lead time, quality, and compliance against an aggressive construction schedule.
• Build direct vendor relationships as TAR’s owner-side counterpart, from first qualification through long-term performance management.
• Run sourcing events from RFx, building bid packages, evaluating results, negotiating with selected vendor(s), and taking responsibility for contract drafting and execution.
• Handle one-off procurement requirements to support needs of engineering and construction teams.
• Contribute to process improvements and software implementation for the supply chain team, including P2P and contract management tooling.
• Guide procurement specialists on sourcing approach, negotiation, and category practice as the team grows.

Qualifications

• 5 to 15 years of supply chain experience, including direct responsibility for category decisions.
• Demonstrated competence in negotiation, from shaping the approach through final execution.
• Experience constructing and running RFx processes.
• At least moderate comfort with contracting and commercial terms.
• Experience working with P2P and contract management software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial mindset, with high ownership where process does not yet exist and/or no prior corporate history sourcing in specified areas.

Nice to have

Salary and Benefits

• Up to $15K relocation bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• $1K monthly stipend for meals