Associate Manager, Commodity Management and Sourcing

About the role

The Category Associate Manager provides analytical, commercial, and governance support to the Global Category Leader(s). This role supports execution of global category strategies through negotiation preparation, contract renewals, cost reduction initiatives, and structured category governance. The position operates in a fast paced, global, matrix organization and partners closely with cross functional and regional stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Support the execution of global category strategies by delivering spend analysis, market intelligence, dashboards, and executive‑level insights
• Support global and regional negotiations through cost models, benchmarks, and structured negotiation preparation, track contract renewals and compliance
• Identify, size, and track cost‑reduction and productivity opportunities; support AOP commitments and savings validation with finance
• Manage category council governance, including meeting cadence, materials, action tracking, and supplier/QBR review preparation
• Partner with regional sourcing and cross‑functional teams to ensure consistent execution of global category strategies across regions

What you need

• 12–15 yrs of experience
• Sourcing
• Supply chain
• Excel
• Procurement
• PowerPoint
• Negotiation
• B.Tech or B.E.

Good to have

• HVAC