North American Category Manager, Directed Buy & Stainless

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Supply Chain or Operations required.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.
Preferred qualifications:
• Professional Supply Chain related certification (e.g. CPM, CPIM)
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Economics from an accredited institution
• Prior experience as a category manager
• Prior experience with metals / steel purchasing.
• 2-4 years' professional experience with accountability across multiple manufacturing facilities.

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Knowledge of category management and ability to identify technology and economical trends within the Bearigs category
• Demonstrates knowledge and experience in successfully deploying category strategies and driving cost-out.
• Creative thinking skills to produce new approaches in category management and implement emerging tools
• Superior Data management and analysis capabilities in support of quoting and pricing analysis.
• Strategic Thinking, Negotiation, Data/Contract Management, Presentation and Influencing Skills.

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The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 5.25.2026.

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Client-provided location(s): Coraopolis, PA

Job ID: Eaton-64699MoonTownship

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-05-20T19:02:40