# Category Lead

The Category Lead develops and executes sourcing strategies across multiple commodities while serving as the regional procurement operational lead. The role uses market intelligence, cost modeling, and financial analysis to develop negotiation strategies and lead or support contract negotiations. It also builds strategic supplier relationships focused on total cost, supply-chain advantages, innovation, and continuous improvement. Additionally, the position collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and supports team capability by applying strategic sourcing processes and providing informal leadership to Procurement Specialists. Why This Role Matters Drives strategic sourcing by developing and executing procurement strategies across multiple commodities, aligned with broader category objectives. Creates business value through supplier management and negotiations, focusing on total cost of ownership, supply-chain advantages, innovation, and continuous improvement. Strengthens decision-making by leveraging market intelligence, cost modeling, and financial analysis to support effective sourcing and negotiation strategies. Enables cross-functional and organizational success by part

- **Id**: 3490661
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/goodyear-category-lead-2>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T23:28:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T12:27:16Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3423
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Automotive Manufacturing, Motorsports, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 447857
- **Name**: Goodyear
- **Domain**: goodyear.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/goodyear-7>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 85000
- **Max usd**: 196000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 1314

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-29T23:28:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 42
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.759
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 11
- **Expected fill days**: 8
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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