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GLOBAL CATEGORY MANAGER

• CAPEX & … VulcanForms

GLOBAL CATEGORY MANAGER

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GLOBAL CATEGORY MANAGER

• CAPEX & POST-PROCESSING

EQUIPMENT

• \$113,600
• \$156,200 VulcanForms
• developer of industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solutions.

We deliver end-to-end production by combining scalable additive manufacturing, precision machining, and advanced digital infrastructure for aerospace, defense, medical, and other essential industries. About the

Role:

Own the sourcing strategy, supplier relationships, and commercial execution for VulcanForms? post-processing capital equipment and subcontracted services. Lead procurement for heat treatment furnaces, depowdering systems, build-plate separation equipment, machining, coating, HIP, EDM, and finishing services while partnering with Engineering and Operations to support a rapidly scaling production environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and own the multiyear category strategy for post-processing capital equipment and services
• Lead sourcing, negotiation, and contracting with equipment OEMs and subcontracted service providers
• Negotiate pricing, delivery terms, warranties, spare-parts packages, consumables, and service agreements
• Partner with Engineering and Operations on equipment specifications, supplier qualification, factory acceptance testing, and commissioning milestones
• Manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for post-processing CAPEX, from business-case support and budget alignment through purchase-order execution and delivery confirmation
• Build and maintain a qualified supplier panel for machining, coating, HIP, EDM, finishing, and other post-processing services
• Manage supplier performance against cost, quality, delivery, and turnaround-time metrics
• Develop should-cost models and total-cost-of-ownership frameworks for capital purchases and subcontracted scopes
• Provide independent cost benchmarking to Engineering and Finance
• Identify and mitigate supply risks across the equipment and services supply base
• Maintain category risk registers and single-source mitigation plans
• Negotiate initial spares and consumables packages at the time of equipment purchase
• Establish replenishment frameworks and coordinate handoff to the Indirect Global Category Manager
• Define and deliver annual savings and cost-avoidance plans
• Report category pipeline, spend, savings, risk, and delivery metrics to the VP of Supply Chain
• Scope, onboard, and develop category-specialist support as the team expands

Qualifications:

• Bachelor?s degree required; Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred
• Ten-plus years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience
• At least five years managing capital equipment or industrial equipment categories
• Demonstrated experience sourcing and contracting complex industrial or manufacturing capital equipment
• Experience with OEM negotiations, factory acceptance testing, and multisite delivery programs
• Technical fluency in post-processing or precision-manufacturing equipment, including heat treatment, machining, coating, or surface-finishing systems
• Strong financial acumen, including CAPEX budget management, should-cost modeling, and lease-versus-buy analysis
• Ability to translate technical requirements into commercial strategies in partnership with Engineering and Operations
• Exceptional negotiation and supplier relationship-management skills
• Ability to operate independently and make sound procurement decisions in a fast-moving, technically complex environment

Preferred:

• Experience in additive manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or medical-device manufacturing
• Hands-on familiarity with heat treatment, HIP, EDM, precision machining, or related supply chains
• Experience managing subcontracted manufacturing services in regulated environments
• Familiarity with

AS9100, ISO

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