Global Category Manager - Electronics
ABOUT ENOVIS™
What You'll Do
Job Title
Business Unit Description
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Develop and execute global category strategies and multi-year roadmaps.
- Manage assigned supplier portfolios and category spend.
- Lead RFQs, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and supplier onboarding.
- Conduct spend analysis, market intelligence, and benchmarking to identify cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and risk mitigation opportunities.
- Utilize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Total Landed Cost principles to support sourcing decisions.
- Deliver annual cost savings and cost avoidance initiatives.
Product Development & Technology Partnership
- Partner with Engineering, Product Development, R&D, Quality, and Operations throughout the product lifecycle.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs through supplier selection, sourcing strategies, and launch readiness planning.
- Influence component, technology, and supplier decisions to improve cost, manufacturability, scalability, and supply continuity.
- Participate in technology roadmap, design review, and product development activities.
- Lead component obsolescence, product change notification (PCN), end-of-life (EOL), and last-time-buy activities.
Supplier Performance & Risk Management
- Own strategic supplier relationships and executive supplier engagement.
- Monitor supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, service, innovation, and capacity.
- Conduct supplier business reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop business continuity, dual-sourcing, and risk mitigation strategies for critical suppliers and technologies.
- Monitor market conditions, component availability, and supplier risks to ensure uninterrupted supply.
Financial & Operational Leadership
- Develop business cases, cost models, and sourcing recommendations.
- Lead cross-functional projects supporting category objectives and business goals.
- Communicate sourcing strategies, supplier risks, and performance metrics to leadership.
- Support contract negotiations, inventory strategies, and supply recovery activities as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 7+ years of sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain experience.
- Experience sourcing electronics, electrical components, enabling technologies, or other complex technical products.
- Experience supporting new product development and commercialization programs.
- Demonstrated success in supplier management, strategic sourcing, and contract negotiations.
- Experience managing global suppliers and supply chains.
- Knowledge of electronics, component lifecycle management, and supply risk mitigation.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite.
- Strong analytical, financial, project management, and communication skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree, CPSM, or CSCP certification.
- Experience in medical device, healthcare technology, robotics, enabling technologies, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with FDA, ISO 13485, and medical device quality systems.
- Experience managing technology obsolescence and lifecycle challenges.
Travel
- Up to 25% domestic and international travel.
- Typical work-related travel assignments range 1-3 days, and as such overnight, out-of-town stays are required.
Currently, Enovis does not provide sponsorship for employment visas (e.g., H-1B) and will not offer such sponsorship in the future. Applicants must already have full-time work authorization in the United States, both now and in the future, without requiring sponsorship
"Creating better together". It's the Enovis purpose, and it's what drives us and empowers us every day on a global scale. We know that the power to create better - for our customers, our team members, and our shareholders - begins with having the best team, pursuing common goals, operating at the highest levels, and delivering extraordinary outcomes.
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Spending and Savings Accounts
- 401(k) Plan
- Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays
- Income Protection Plans
- Discounted Insurance Rates
- Legal Services
Join us in creating better together.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Enovis provides equal employment opportunities based on merit, experience, and other work-related criteria without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We also strive to provide reasonable accommodation to employees' beliefs and practices that do not conflict with Enovis policies and applicable law. We value the unique contributions that every employee brings to their role with Enovis.
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