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Category Manager

Cubic Corporation
Phoenix, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2025
Business Unit

Cubic Integrated Supply Chain

Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details

Job Summary: Manages and ensures cost, availability, innovation, and quality according to target setting and BU requirements per given market. Ensures that cost and quality targets are met by utilizing advanced strategies on entire commodity categories. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

  • Understands supplier market dynamics/intelligence (incl. technology road map from suppliers) and use it as an input into the sourcing strategy
  • Performs long term and strategic planning
  • Ensures alignment, anticipates changes, and drives activities based on supply market changes
  • Design advanced sourcing strategies for individual commodities outside of traditional levers
  • Serve as main interface between the procurement function and business units on specific product groups and categories to optimize sourcing strategies and business needs
  • Selects key suppliers with input of Program Management and Quality for development of Master Purchase Agreements for critical systems/subsystem requirements for global application.
  • Manage critical supplier relationships to ensure the highest level of productivity and that industry partnerships are maintained
  • Oversee, and participate in key negotiations and awards
  • Set specific strategic goals and KPIs for cost and maturity on a commodity category level
  • Provides guidance on proposal evaluation, negotiation, administration, including politically sensitive subjects.
  • Reviews critical procurement status information with senior management.
  • Develops cost reduction/cost avoidance programs with emphasis on total cost impact (i.e., consolidation of supply orders/contracts).
  • Establishes and performs to budget specifications (both organizational and program-related).
  • Develops strategies and tactics to optimize contract negotiations for maximum return on investment.

Minimum Job Requirements

  • Four-year college degree, in materials management, business administration, supply chain, or related field.
  • Ten (10) years of experience in diverse buying activities, including two years of supervisory experience.
  • Experience in IT Procurement.
  • Experience in one or more of the following categories: PCBA and Components; Electro-Mechanical Assemblies; Metals; OEM; and/or Indirect Spaces.
  • Knowledge of proposal evaluation and proven ability to negotiate effectively.
  • Ability to provide workable solutions to a wide variety of subcontractor/customer challenges.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills for interface with all levels of management, both internally and externally.
  • Continuing education in procurement trends, transit requirements, etc is expected.
  • Materials management certificate desirable.
  • NAPM courses and CPM are desirable.
  • Occasional travel may be required.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Cubic Pay Range

$135,000 – $165,000* benefits.

  • Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type

Employee

Salary : $135,000 - $165,000

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