Category Manager, Metals & Fasteners

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🛒 Procurement

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Nortek Data Center Cooling

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201 - 500 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

🔧 Hardware

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Hardware • Energy

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a provider of integrated air and liquid cooling systems for data centers, delivering built-to-spec hardware and turnkey solutions that reduce water and power usage while supporting rapid deployment for hyperscale and AI computing environments. The company offers end-to-end engineering, tested CDU/CRAH/RDHX products and hybrid fluid cooling plants, with global reach and a focus on improving energy efficiency, lowering total cost of ownership, and meeting the needs of large enterprise and cloud operators.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for metals, fabricated components, and fastener categories • Analyze commodity market trends, cost drivers, and industry indices, including CRU and other relevant market benchmarks • Build and maintain category strategies aligned with business objectives, supplier capabilities, and operational requirements • Develop cost models, should-cost analyses, and forecasting tools • Identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and long-term value creation • Manage the assigned category portfolio and maintain visibility to spend, pricing, and supplier performance metrics • Identify, evaluate, qualify, and develop strategic suppliers • Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, lead times, service levels, inventory strategies, and capacity commitments • Establish and maintain supplier relationships to ensure quality, delivery, responsiveness, and continuous improvement • Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and implement corrective actions • Evaluate supplier capacity and develop risk mitigation plans • Support direct-buy, distributor, and vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs • Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams on product cost, manufacturability, and supply continuity • Influence material selection and design-for-cost initiatives • Recommend alternative materials, fabrication methods, and sourcing strategies • Support new supplier qualifications, product launches, and supplier transition projects • Coordinate sourcing activities across multiple manufacturing locations • Ensure material availability supports production schedules and customer commitments • Manage supplier lead times, inventory strategies, and replenishment programs • Support multi-site inventory optimization initiatives • Track, analyze, and report category spend, savings performance, supplier scorecards, and supply chain metrics • Serve as a key escalation point for supplier delivery, capacity, and performance issues • Develop supplier risk assessments and contingency plans • Ensure compliance with trade regulations, company sourcing policies, and procurement standards • Support sustainability, ethical sourcing, and supplier diversity initiatives • Drive continuous improvement projects focused on cost reduction, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and process standardization • Collaborate with Logistics, Quality, and Operations teams to strengthen end-to-end supply chain performance

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Materials Science, Operations Management, or a related field • 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or category management experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment • Experience sourcing metals, fabricated components, industrial hardware, fasteners, or related direct material categories • Strong understanding of commodity markets, metals pricing, fabrication processes, and cost drivers • Experience developing category strategies, supplier negotiations, and cost-reduction initiatives • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and collaborate effectively with technical teams • Experience managing large SKU portfolios and complex supplier networks • Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills • Proficiency with ERP systems, supplier performance management tools, and Microsoft Office applications • Experience sourcing across carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and industrial fastener categories • Familiarity with CRU indices, commodity forecasting, and should-cost modeling • Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations • Knowledge of fabrication processes including laser cutting, punching, machining, welding, forming, and finishing • Experience with supplier quality, global sourcing, trade compliance, and sustainability programs • Background in HVAC, data center infrastructure, industrial equipment, or engineered products manufacturing

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Short-term disability (STD) • Long-term disability (LTD) • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Health Savings Account (HSA) • 401(k) Plan with company contributions • Meaningful growth opportunities

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