Sr. Category Manager

Senior Category Manager

The Senior Category Manager is accountable for delivering measurable business value across a highly complex, global category portfolio. This role leads category strategy, supplier performance, and commercial execution to drive cost savings, mitigate risk, and ensure supply continuity across critical operations.

This position oversees approximately $100M+ in annual spend across 10+ manufacturing plants, managing international supply chains for bituminous polymers, granules, facer, and scrim materials and other various categories.

Success in this role is defined by the ability to navigate market volatility, strengthen supplier networks, and deliver consistent financial and operational results while influencing key stakeholders across the organization.

Key performance outcomes include:

• Develop and execute category strategies that consistently achieve or exceed cost savings targets across a $100M+ spend portfolio
• Actively manage pricing volatility tied to crude oil markets, implementing strategies to protect margins
• Identify and deliver cost reductions, value engineering, and demand optimization opportunities
• Ensure reliable supply across several bituminous and ISO manufacturing plants, including critical inputs for the growing GoBoard business
• Mitigate risk by developing alternative sourcing strategies, supplier redundancy, and capacity expansion plans
• Build and manage high-performing supplier relationships across international markets, including frequent negotiations and performance reviews
• Lead new supplier development initiatives to expand capacity and improve supply resilience
• Negotiate complex agreements that deliver favorable commercial terms, improved working capital, and reduced risk exposure
• Partner closely with Operations, Functional Leaders, and cross-business teams to align sourcing strategies with business priorities
• Leverage analytics, e-sourcing tools, and ERP systems to drive procurement efficiency and transparency

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8+ years of experience which will include strategic sourcing/procurement
• Experience managing complex, global supply chains and high-spend categories
• Strong track record of delivering quantifiable cost savings and supplier improvements
• Advanced negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management skills
• Knowledge of commodity markets (preferably oil-linked), contract law, and financial analysis
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems and e-sourcing tools
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills

Why You'll Want This Role:

• Own a High-Impact, High-Visibility Portfolio
• Solve Complex, Market-Driven Challenges
• Play a Key Role in Business Growth
• Shape Supplier Strategy at Scale
• Career Growth & Advancement

Please Keep in Mind: If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company's succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.