Category Manager

About the job

On the heels of achieving 3X growth , Virginia Transformer is hiring to do it again!

We’re strategically building our team for the next 3X growth cycle — a phase that is both intense and incredibly rewarding . We’re highly selective about who joins us, because this journey isn’t for everyone.

If you have the drive, grit, and expertise to perform at a high level — and you want to grow your career 3X alongside the Company’s growth — we’d love to talk.

Apply below and let’s start the conversation.

Who We Are

Virginia Transformer is the largest U.S.-owned producer of power transformers in North America, and we’ve been able to grow the past 50-plus years through an unwavering focus on delivering for our customers. We’re more than 5,800 people strong and are known throughout the industry for being an engineering company that makes premium quality transformers in the shortest lead times.

As a privately held, organically growing company , we thrive on nimbleness, innovation, and tenacity.

Join Our Team

If you love the thrill of securing the U.S. electric grid, enabling all manufacturing in the country, and the energy of a fast-moving train — this is the place for you. We train hard, grow together, and lead with purpose. Every transformer we build is custom, every challenge unique, and every team member essential.

We’re looking for those ready to lead, fueled by commitment, and driven by impact. We are growing so fast that all our available roles are not yet posted, so let us know if you are interested and we will follow-up.

Global Category Manager

Virginia Transformer Corp – United States (Roanoke, VA - On-Site)

On the heels of achieving 3X growth, Virginia Transformer is hiring to do it again!

We are building our team for the next phase of growth and are looking for an experienced Global

Category Manager to drive category strategy across critical transformer components and materials.

Virginia Transformer is the largest U.S.-owned manufacturer of power transformers in North America , with over 5,800 employees and more than 50 years of industry leadership . Our continued expansion is driven by engineering excellence, premium quality, and industry-leading lead times.

Role Overview

The Global Category Manager will own strategic product spend categories developing and executing sourcing strategies that ensure cost competitiveness, supplier reliability, and material availability that support production and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive continuous and step-change improvement in assigned categories through understanding of technical requirements, business needs, supply relationships, and global supply market knowledge.
• Develop and implement category and commodity sourcing strategies and long-term supplier partnerships.
• Apply best-in-class strategic sourcing methodologies to promote an optimal supply base and total cost position.
• Team with business operations and key supply partners to apply efficiency gains and innovations where applicable.
• Lead supplier negotiations, contracting, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and continually improve supplier performance commitments across cost, quality, and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, planning, and operations to support production demand
• Identify supply chain risks and mitigation strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business Discipline
• 5+ years of sourcing and category management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience negotiating global supplier contracts and long-term agreements
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel / data analysis

Preferred

• Have worked in industry with procurement on material like copper/Aluminum/ steel / outsourced designed assemblies.
• Knowledge of planning / procurement cycle.
• Knowledge on process of manufacturing of parts they have been purchasing.
• Should have established target costs etc.
• Vendor management/ schedule enforcement with vendors.

Featured benefits

Medical insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k), Tuition assistance, Disability insurance

Requirements added by the job poster

• Authorized to work in the United States