Global Supply Chain Senior Category Manager

Job Title:- Supply Chain - Senior Category Manager Location:- Arvada CO Pay Rate :- $125K/Year Plus Benefits plus Relocation plus Sign on Bonus Duration:- Fulltime permanentMust-Haves: Global sourcing of raw material. 7-10 Years of Strategic Sourcing Exp. Strong negotiations skills. Experience developing long term thoughtful category strategies for global spending. Nice-To-Haves: Experience in a manufacturing environment. Experience with ERP systems. Lean or Six Sigma experience. Job Duties & Responsibilities: Owns, forms & supports positive relationships with key suppliers, and internal stakeholders. Drives bottom line results, improving service, risk, quality across managed spend categories. Collects and refines data with the global team to drive thoughtful request for proposals and requests for quotations. Leads negotiation efforts and delivers compelling counteroffers to key supply relationships. Identifies, develops, and leads the efforts to qualify high performing suppliers across the portfolio. Develops long term thoughtful category strategies for global spend. Develops long term optimization programs, includes plans that improve cost, risk mitigation, service and quality. Develops supplier performance management and risk mitigation programs and related metrics across Sundyne's spend portfolio. Constructs & modifies contract language to reduce risk exposure of the business. Leads, presents key improvements, developments across strategic sourcing portfolio in business reviews to leadership. Understands ongoing trends across the globe and adjusts strategy through integrating needed agility into supply chain plans. Forecasts inflation for responsible spend categories appropriately based on market intelligence. Suggests improvement, refinement to end-to-end supply chain processes. Skills & Abilities: In depth understanding of strategic sourcing programs & practices Strong negotiations skills Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills Strong relational skills, ability to structure a compelling business proposition Agile, adaptable to the rapidly changing supply chain environment Ability to multi-task and handle the pressure of the supply chain environment Approximately 30-40% travel (global and domestic) Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred Experience with ERP systems Lean or Six Sigma experience preferred Fluent in English Qualifications: Minimum of 7 years strategic sourcing experience Bachelor's degree required ISM/CPSM certification preferred Experience with ERP systems preferred Lean or Six Sigma experience preferred

Created: 2026-03-10