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The GCM coordinates across Product Line Leaders and Regional Category Managers to ensure category strategies are aligned to product roadmaps, NPI timelines, and enterprise cost targets.\nWithin the global procurement team, this role serves as the category strategy owner - setting the multi-year supply market vision, governing the supplier panel, and driving should-cost discipline across all assigned category spend.\nResponsibilities\nOwn supply panel strategy: ASL governance, dual-source qualification, demand aggregation, and supplier consolidation across all assigned category spend.\nGovern long-term commercial frameworks (LTAs, MSAs, SOWs, capacity reservations, and commodity hedging) - transitioning to outcome-based contracting.\nCoordinate with Procurement Product Line Leaders to drive early NPI engagement at Gate 0-1.\nOwn supplier innovation partnerships: Advanced Technology Partner (ATP) engagements, technology pipelines, and co-investment strategies with key suppliers.\nDrive 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