Global Category Manager

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you’ll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that’s always looking ahead. The Global Category Manager plays a pivotal role within our Procurement organization, overseeing global category management for assigned materials, products, and services across all Product Business Units within the Global Products Organization. Assigned categories may include Hardware, Rental Equipment, Uniforms, Facilities, Maintenance, Repair and Operations Materials. As a procurement Subject Matter Expert (SME), the GCM will lead sourcing and category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive performance across a complex, global supply base. Job Responsibilities: Manage assigned global category spend of $40M-$60M, with a strategic focus on cost optimization, quality, innovation, and supply chain resilience. Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes, for assigned materials, products, and services. Serve as the primary business interface with category suppliers, overseeing supplier relationship management, continuity of supply, risk mitigation, commercial negotiations, and seamless execution from New Product Introduction (NPI) through Mass Production (MP). Internal Stakeholders: Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders, including Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and business unit Procurement, to understand category requirements, ensure supplier qualification, and maintain quality and service standards. Cross-functional Teams: Partner with business unit Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to facilitate supplier selection, qualification, transitions, and performance improvement. Support NPI teams by leveraging preferred supplier programs. Category Strategy: Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive category strategies aligned with business priorities, market intelligence, demand requirements, risk considerations, and procurement best practices. Cost Optimization: Deliver cost improvements through competitive sourcing, commercial negotiations, demand management, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives, including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), VA/VE, should-cost modeling, and design-to-cost approaches, as applicable. Commercial Terms and Working Capital: Negotiate favorable pricing, payment terms, lead times, service levels, and other commercial terms. Evaluate supply chain financing or other working-capital solutions when appropriate. Supplier Segmentation: Segment suppliers based on business impact, risk, capability, and strategic value, and expand the Preferred Supplier Program based on category and business requirements. Contract Lifecycle: Manage the contract lifecycle in partnership with appropriate stakeholders, supporting compliance, value realization, and continuity of supply. Supplier Selection: Conduct thorough RFx and supplier evaluation processes to select suppliers and negotiate competitive terms and conditions. Supplier Risk Mitigation: Identify, assess, and mitigate supplier and category risks, including financial, geopolitical, capacity, quality, delivery, cybersecurity, sustainability, and compliance considerations, as applicable. Supplier Relationships: Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities and regular supplier reviews to ensure performance meets business objectives for quality, cost, delivery, innovation, and service. Performance Management: Meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cost, quality, delivery, working capital, risk, and supplier performance. Minimum Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations or related field; master’s degree is a plus. Minimum 8 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing…

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