About the Role:
As a Global Category Manager, you will identify and select suppliers who provide superior value in quality products and/or services that provide the best value to Wabash and our customers. You may have a focus in Direct or Indirect Categories. Will build and/or strengthen relationships and lead negotiations with suppliers. Lead the development and management of global category strategies designed to leverage Wabash's collective purchasing power and optimize supplier performance while meeting technology expectations.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage key supplier partnerships to reduce overall total costs and enhance product and/or service performance
- Negotiate and document commercial arrangements with key suppliers via long-term supply agreements and price agreements
- Identify and develop new/alternate suppliers for key commodities to ensure uninterrupted material flow and/or services into all facilities
- Develop and implement value-added long-term category strategies
- Understand current and future market trends that drive cost changes and communicate across organization for appropriate actions to mitigate risks
- Support new product development efforts by finding and developing materials, suppliers, and/or processes that provide a technological advantage
- Monitor and assess supplier performance
- Collaborate with cross functional team members to achieve cost, performance, and quality targets
- Recognized as the subject matter expert in respective category
- Provide leadership and mentoring to Sourcing Specialist(s) and peers
- Onsite support at supplier locations as necessary
- Drives material cost productivity improvement projects
- Other duties as assigned
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree- preferring majors include Supply Chain, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Engineering, Business, Information Technology or Organizational Leadership
- Master's Degree is preferred
- 7+ years of experience in supply chain or procurement within a related field
- Strong knowledge of conflict management resolution skills
- Ability to train, coach and develop others in purchasing practices and procedures
- Familiarity with software applications including Microsoft Office, ERP systems e.g. SAP, WebEx, Microsoft Teams and COUPA
- Ability to read blueprints and understand basic engineering documents is a plus
- Working knowledge of contract laws is a plus
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
- Embrace Diversity and Inclusion -- Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
- Seek to Listen -- Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
- Always Learn -- Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
- Be Authentic -- Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
- Win Together -- Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Engineering, Business, IT, or Organizational Leadership preferred)
- Master's degree
- 7+ years of experience in supply chain or procurement
- Strong conflict management and resolution skills
- Ability to train, coach and develop others in purchasing practices and procedures
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office, ERP systems (e.g., SAP), WebEx, Microsoft Teams and COUPA
- Ability to read blueprints and understand basic engineering documents
- Working knowledge of contract law
Wabash Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wabash and has not been reviewed or approved by Wabash.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options plus added programs like digital physical therapy, second-opinion services, and enhanced cancer detection support. Employer cost sharing is emphasized as substantial, and preventive-care support is highlighted as part of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with a defined match formula and relatively early eligibility for new hires. The match structure is clearly articulated, supporting predictable retirement accumulation for contributors.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits include paid family leave for birth/adoption/guardianship and an adoption assistance payment for eligible employees. Tuition assistance is also offered, reinforcing longer-term household and financial stability supports.
Wabash Insights
What We Do
Wabash: Changing How the World Reaches You® Wabash (NYSE: WNC) combines physical and digital technologies to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions that optimize supply chains across transportation, logistics and infrastructure markets. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, Wabash designs, manufactures, and services an extensive range of products supporting first-to-final mile operations, including dry and refrigerated trailers and truck bodies, platform trailers, tank trailers, structural composites and more. In addition, through the Wabash Marketplace and Wabash Parts, customers gain access to a nationwide parts and service network, Trailers as a Service (TaaS)℠, and advanced tools designed to streamline operations and drive growth. By enabling businesses to thrive today and prepare for tomorrow, Wabash is Changing How the World Reaches You®. Wabash recently entered into a joint venture, Wabash Marketplace, with Fernweh Group LLC, an investment firm specializing in the industrial technology sector. This joint venture will accelerate Wabash’s development and growth of an end-to-end digital platform, all while enhancing the overall experience for dealers, customers, and suppliers through the ease, speed, and convenience of a connected partner ecosystem. Initial focus of the Wabash Marketplace will be scaling the Trailers as a Service offering as well as part sales and new services. To learn more about Wabash and its innovative solutions, visit www.onewabash.com.
