Category Manager - Procurement - Located in Fargo, ND

Job Overview:

Do you have experience leading supplier relationships and developing sourcing strategies that deliver meaningful business value? Whether you bring deep expertise as a senior leader or strategic enterprise-level experience as a principal-level professional, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact while growing your career within a supportive and collaborative team. We have multiple openings available to support our capital, direct, or indirect spend categories. In this role, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams to drive sourcing initiatives, optimize supplier performance, and ensure Marvin’s supply base delivers the best total value through a balance of cost, quality, delivery, innovation, and risk management.

 

You’ll excel in this role if you’re analytical, collaborative, and have a strong understanding of how commodity management influences overall business performance. Whether you bring deep expertise as a senior leader or strategic enterprise-level experience as a principal-level professional, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact while growing your career within a supportive and collaborative team. We invite you to apply today.

Highlights of your role:

• Manage strategic supplier partnerships, including performance, development, and ongoing relationship management  

• Lead contract management activities and support negotiation of key business terms with suppliers  

• Execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodities, ensuring alignment with business objectives  

• Analyze supplier performance and provide recommendations to improve cost, quality, delivery, and overall value  

• Maintain and manage the approved supplier panel by incorporating stakeholder feedback and performance data  

• Partner with internal stakeholders to align sourcing activities with business needs and priorities  

You're a good fit if you have (or if you can):

• A bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, finance, or a related field  

• 7-15 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, leadership, project management, or a related field  

• Strong negotiation and vendor relationship management skills including contract-related experience  

• Ability to analyze inventory usage and supplier performance to inform sourcing decisions  

• Strong contract negotiation skills, including structuring, negotiating, and finalizing enterprise-level commodity agreements while managing risk and ensuring compliance is preferred 

Also want to make sure you have:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  

• Strong computer skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office products  

• Purchasing process and systems knowledge  

• Leadership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders  

We invite you to See Yourself at Marvin:

From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.

 

For more than a century, we’ve been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin’s quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.

 

Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond. From day one, you will enjoy health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!

 

Some of our unique and most popular benefits include:

• $300 annual wellbeing account to spend on what helps you feel happy + healthy
• Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
• Annual profit sharing – recognizing everyone’s contribution to Marvin’s success
• Giving at Marvin – participate in organized volunteer opportunities
• Brighter Days Fund – financial support from your colleagues and the Marvin family during personal hardships

Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more. Apply today!

Marvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Marvin is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process may contact us at View email address on apply.j-vers.com .

 

Compensation: $82,970–$133,000