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In partnership with leading OEMs, we design and deliver highly engineered solutions that create the ultimate access experience for consumers.\nWhat sets us apart is how we work and the people who make it happen. Guided by our culture pillars, Think New, Do Together, and Own It, we collaborate across disciplines and take ownership of meaningful challenges. Our people bring new ideas to life and turn ambition into impact.\nIf you’re an integrator, problem solver, or forward thinker who wants to do work that matters, you’ll find the opportunity here to grow your craft and contribute to something bigger that shapes the future of the automotive industry.\nReady to help shape the future of access? Join us at Strattec.\nWhat We Offer\nOur benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and life outside of work.\nCompetitive compensation package, including base pay, regular salary reviews, and short-term incentive opportunities\n\nComprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage with eligibility starting day one\n\nPaid time off for vacation, holidays, sick time, and bereavement for eligible employees\n\n401(k) retirement savings plan with company match up to 5 percent and immediate vesting\n\nCompany-paid life insurance coverage to support you and your beneficiaries\n\nWellness program supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, plus opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community\n\nAdditional local benefits may apply depending on location or facility\n\nAs a Sr. CATEGORY MANAGER be prepared to build, deploy, and lead! This role reports into the Director of Procurement, Direct Materials.\nWe are transforming our procurement function, and we need a high-performing Sr. Category Manager to help lay the foundation. This isn’t a role where you simply follow a manual-it’s a role where you help write the manual.\nSupporting a newly formed team, you will have a relatively blank canvas to design and deploy category strategies and procurement processes. This is an ideal move for an ambitious professional who wants to move beyond execution and into organizational design and strategic leadership.\nKey Responsibilities:\nEnd-to-End Category Leadership: Define and execute multi-year strategies for critical electronic automotive commodities to ensure security of supply and competitive advantage. You will define the \"where, how, and who\" of our sourcing future.\nStrategic Mentorship : Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to Associate and Category Managers, helping to \"write the manual\" for our transforming procurement function.\nAdvanced Strategic Negotiations: Lead high stakes, comprehensive negotiations for long-term agreements, focusing on complex pricing models, indexed formulas, and value-added services.\nSupplier Lifecycle Management: Identify and onboard world-class suppliers while aggressively managing and elevating the performance of the existing global supply base.\nGlobal Risk Mitigation: Proactively monitor and counteract global market trends and geopolitical factors to fully insulate the supply chain from high-level disruptions..\nValue Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE): Partner deeply with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to identify design-to-cost opportunities and technical savings.\nKey Success Metrics:\nStrategic Roadmap Execution: Successful rollout of category-specific roadmaps within the first 6 months.\nDirect Material Productivity: Achievement of aggressive annual cost-reduction targets through expert negotiation and technical savings.\nSupplier Performance: Maintenance of high quality and on-time delivery (OTD) ratings across your assigned category.\nProcess Optimization: Implementation of improved sourcing workflows that reduce time-to-market for new programs.\nQualifications\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nExperience: 8+ years of progressive experience in procurement or supply chain. A plus if it is within Automotive Tier 1 or OEM environments.\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a technical field.\nAnalytical Rigor: Proficiency in \"Should-Cost\" modeling, TCO analysis, and utilizing reports to drive data-based decisions.\nProfessional Drive: A self-starter who is not satisfied with \"business as usual\" and thrives in a blank canvas environment.\nIndustry Expertise: Extensive experience within Automotive Tier 1 or OEM environments is highly preferred.\nWhy This Role?\nDirect Influence: Work closely with the Director of Procurement to shape the department’s roadmap, culture and future organizational design.\nOperational Scale: Manage a significant spend portfolio that directly affects our global market competitiveness.\nGlobal Reach: Engage with global manufacturing locations and complex international supplier relationships.\nCareer Trajectory: As the department grows, the foundational work you do today positions you for future leadership roles.\nStrattec is an equal opportunity employer. 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