Job Description:Senior Category Manager in Battery Storage, Global Supply Chain
Location: Heathrow, FL / Hybrid / Remote
Job Summary
Senior Category Manager in Battery Storage is a strategic procurement role reporting to the Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain. This role leads sourcing, contracting and RFPs for assigned battery storage components categories
including LV/MV switchgear, transformers, inverters, and EMS rack communication equipment (switches, servers, controllers).This role partners with Commercial Operations, Engineering, and Legal to negotiate project specific terms, ensuring equipment supply and service agreements align with customer contracts. This role is also responsible for driving supplier quality and performance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Drive business growth by developing and executing category strategies and plans to achieve cost competitiveness and supply security.
- Lead RFP sourcing to support bid process, obtain and evaluate proposals, ensuring compliance with project specifications, timelines to support project delivery.
- Negotiate project specific terms and conditions, lead the development and contracting of project specific equipment and service agreements.
- Support the Commercial Operations teams in the preparation of the Project Risk Assessment Matrix by identifying risks and mitigations in the supply chain, including geopolitical, economic, and environmental factors that may impact sourcing strategies.
- Research and analyze market trends, raw material costs, and technology roadmap to provide actionable insights.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives by building "should cost", analyzing the total cost of ownership, pricing history, conducting market analysis, and leveraging global supplier networks.
- Lead QBR with key suppliers, track and report supplier quality and performance.
- Define and monitor KPIs for the assigned categories (supplier OTD, quality, lead time, savings and risk indicators)
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Proven track record of developing and executing category strategies and delivering measurable cost, quality and risk improvements.
- Good understanding of LV/MV power distribution components including switchgear, inverters, transformers and motor drives.
- Strong negotiation, contracting and communication skills.
- Experience working closely with Engineering and Product teams with good understanding of product development cycles and technical requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in category management, supplier management with 3+ years of experience in renewable industry with BESS experience preferred.
- Experience in managing projects to support strategic procurement goals.
- Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and E Procurement tools (e.g., Coupa, Ariba).
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to stand and walk, with frequent lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Hearing protection may be recommended and/or required in some work locations.
- Domestic and international travel may be required.
