Global Category Manager Expert - Machined Components

Scope of Role

We are seeking a Global Category Manager Expert – Machined Components to lead the global category for Machined and Bearing components across our worldwide supply base. This high‑impact role partners with engineering, operations, and regional sourcing teams to unlock cost savings, improve supplier performance, and ensure long‑term supply chain reliability.

You will lead global sourcing strategies, negotiate complex machining contracts, develop suppliers in low‑cost regions, and build category frameworks that support scalability and sustainability. From cost modeling to problem‑solving sessions with plant teams, this role sits at the intersection of technical expertise, strategic leadership, and global supplier partnership.

If you have deep knowledge of machining processes (milling, turning, grinding, casting, forming), thrive in a matrixed environment, and enjoy building strategies that deliver meaningful business value, this is an opportunity t...