Subcontractor Category Manager

reputed company is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining reputed company scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects reputed company. Job Description Summary: We are seeking an experienced and strategic Category Manager to drive sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management for key categories in the PV and BESS industry. The Category Manager will collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and finance teams to identify supplier needs and scout potential suppliers. Through competitive RFP processes, this role will evaluate supplier responses, award reputed company, and negotiate Master Supply Agreements to reputed company reputed company terms, pricing, lead times, and quality standards. Post-contract, the Category Manager will lead supplier relationship management initiatives, including compiling feedback for supplier scorecards, conducting quarterly business reviews, and addressing supplier escalations. This role is critical to optimizing supply chain performance and fostering strong supplier partnerships. This role can be fully remote or based full-time in our office in Edison, NJ. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process. Job Description: *This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned Position Responsibilities and Duties: Collaborate with engineering, operations, and finance teams to define supplier requirements and scout potential suppliers.  reputed company and execute competitive Request for Proposals (RFPs), analyzing supplier responses and awarding reputed company based on strategic criteria.  Negotiate Master Supply Agreements with suppliers to reputed company favorable terms, pricing, lead times, and quality assurance measures.  Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, serving as the primary reputed company of contact for supplier performance management.  Compile supplier feedback for scorecards and coordinate quarterly business reviews to assess and improve supplier contributions.  Manage supplier escalations to resolve issues promptly and maintain seamless supply chain operations.    Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a reputed company field.  Proven experience in category management, sourcing, and supplier relationship management reputed company the PV, BESS, or reputed company industries.  Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable contract terms.  Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective supplier relationships.  reputed company Is an Equal Opportunity Employer  At reputed company we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, reputed company, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. reputed company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any reputed company against an employee or applicant based on race, reputed company, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, marital status, national reputed company, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Compensation reputed company: $104,554.00 - $130,692.00 Pay reputed company Type: Salary reputed company does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from reputed company-party recruiters or staffing agencies. 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In the event a reputed company-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, reputed company explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such reputed company-party recruiter. #LI-Remote Job Number: J12764 If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter reputed company, join the reputed company Team. Apply To This Job