Develop and execute category strategies that optimize total cost, quality, supply assurance, and sustainability across assigned direct material categories.
Lead the end-to-end category lifecycle using Tarkett’s strategic sourcing methodology (e.g., opportunity assessment, strategy, RFP/RFQ, negotiation, award, contracting, and implementation).
Drive TCO improvements through market intelligence, should-cost/cost modeling, and competitive benchmarking.
Lead cross-functional stakeholder teams to align category strategies with business priorities and secure timely decisions and buy-in.
Negotiate complex supply agreements (pricing, service levels, risk terms) that deliver long-term value and reduce supply risk.
Define, track, and communicate category KPIs (cost, quality, service, innovation, sustainability) and maintain supplier scorecards.
Lead supplier business reviews and corrective action plans to ensure performance to contract and drive continuous improvement.
Identify and implement sourcing and technical collaboration opportunities that enable value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE), sustainability improvements, and risk reduction.
Monitor market conditions, cost drivers, and supplier capacity to anticipate raw material changes; develop and execute mitigation plans as needed.
Build savings pipelines and benefits tracking (baseline, forecast, and realized), including lead time, delivery, and productivity improvements.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or a related field (MBA preferred)
5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing/category management, manufacturing, R&D, engineering, or a related function; direct materials experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of TCO, cost modeling, and strategic sourcing best practices.
Ability to travel up to 25%.

Senior Category Manager

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