Senior Manager, Global Category

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager, Global Category is responsible for leading a global team to develop and execute global sourcing strategies for assigned category/categories. This position plays a critical role in supporting capital expenditure (Capex) planning and execution in alignment with operational and financial targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned category/categories, ensuring optimal acquisition, performance, and lifecycle management while driving cost efficiency, operational reliability, and technological innovation
• Conduct supplier risk assessments, establish dual sourcing strategies, and develop contingency plans for all critical assigned category/categories
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global and regional suppliers to ensure world-class quality, cost efficiency, delivery reliability, and innovation
• Lead supplier scouting, qualification, and negotiation processes, with an in-depth understanding of capabilities across North America, EMEA, and the APAC region
• Evaluate internal capabilities and perform make-versus-buy assessments to identify the most cost-efficient and strategically balanced sourcing approach for assigned category/categories requirements
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and new product development teams to align assigned category/categories strategies with product roadmaps and plant requirements
• Drive standardization, cost optimization, and design-to-cost initiatives across assigned category/categories
• Stay ahead of market trends, emerging technologies, and geopolitical impacts on assigned category/categories supply chains to develop resilient strategies for supply continuity
• Support capital expenditure (Capex) planning and execution, ensuring alignment with operational and financial targets
• Lead and manage their global team as well as cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, business, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in global sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management, specifically for assigned category/categories
• Expertise in supplier scouting, qualification and negotiations, ensuring optimal cost, quality, and supply chain resilience.
• Strong ability to motivate, coach, and mentor team members.
• Proven experience of planning, leading, and managing global projects
• Proven ability to drive high levels of engagement and empower cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, fostering collaboration with global and regional suppliers as well as internal leadership
• Familiarity with Global Tooling Standards & Systems, Mold Flow Analysis Interpretation and tool life optimization
• Extensive knowledge of global supplier networks, with the ability to leverage key industry relationships for sourcing excellence

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, utilizing a data-driven approach to optimize strategies and mitigate risks

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Frequent hand motion and repetitive tasks including using a computer for typing.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally do immediate reaching and overhead reaching to perform various duties, frequent standing for varied amounts of time to perform various duties, frequent walking for varied amounts of time to perform various duties.  Squat or bend to perform various duties.  Occasionally climb stairs.

Benefits and Perks

Methode offers US employees Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life & Disability insurance, a wellness program, and time off benefits.

Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.  

Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan which includes a company contribution.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@methode.com or call (708) 867-6777 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.