Category Manager - Capital & Plant Services
$120,575–$165,791 year
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States or Columbia, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Category Manager – Capital & Plant Services responsible for developing and executing global and regional sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, enhance supply reliability, and deliver productivity across capital projects and plant services. Oversees a $165M+ annual spend portfolio, partnering with Capital Projects, Engineering, site Operations leadership, and external contractors/EPCs. Drives category strategies, complex negotiations, supplier performance, risk management, ESG considerations, and data-driven decision-making using SAP Ariba, SAP Analytics Cloud, Salesforce, and AI-enabled sourcing platforms. Role can be located in Houston, TX or Columbia, MD with relocation. Requires 7–10 years in global industrial/manufacturing environments and 5+ years in strategic sourcing for capital projects or indirect categories supporting capital projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field
- 7–10 years of experience in global industrial or manufacturing environments
- 5+ years in strategic sourcing for capital projects and/or with indirect categories supporting capital projects
- Demonstrated expertise managing complex capital project contracts (EPCs, contractors)
- Proven success delivering category strategies across multiple manufacturing sites
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and operate across matrixed organizations
- Advanced negotiation, financial acumen, and commercial decision-making skills
- Strong analytical capability, including financial modeling and large dataset analysis (Excel/pivot tables)
- Experience with procurement and analytics platforms (SAP Ariba, SAP Analytics Cloud, Salesforce, SharePoint)
- Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Grace Wellness Program
- Flexible Workplace
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