Senior Category Manager

Senior Category Manager

Job Code
11108

FLSA Status
Exempt

Job Family
Supply Chain

Job Level
L5

HSE Status
Safety-Sensitive

About Mesa Power Solutions
Mesa Power Solutions is a fast-growing U.S. manufacturer delivering reliable, responsible power systems to industrial markets nationwide. We engineer and build advanced, sound-attenuated, temperature-controlled generator sets designed to perform in the toughest environments. Backed by industry-leading service and real-time telemetry technology, we give our customers the confidence and visibility they need to keep critical operations running.
At Mesa, people come first. We are committed to building a workplace where employees feel safe, respected, and valued and where performance, accountability, and professional growth are recognized and rewarded. Our A.D.A.P.T. values drive everything we do. We are:
Action-Oriented. Disciplined. Accountable. Passionate. Trustworthy.

What We Offer

• Competitive base pay
• 401(k) plan
• Generous paid time off — including vacation, holidays, parental leave, and bereavement
• 100% employer-paid Health, Dental, and Vision insurance for employees and their dependents
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage
• Critical Illness and Accident insurance
• Annual Evaluations with the opportunity for a pay increase based on performance

We invest in our people because they are the foundation of our success.

Employment Requirements
Safety is a core value at Mesa. Positions identified as safety-sensitive require initial drug screening as a condition of employment, and employees in those roles may be subject to random testing in accordance with company policy.

If you’re ready to do meaningful work, grow professionally, and be part of a team that’s powering critical industries nationwide, this is your opportunity.
Join Mesa Power Solutions and help us build the future of reliable power.

Job Summary
The Senior Category Manager provides strategic leadership and direction for category management and strategic sourcing across Mesa Power Solutions' multi-site manufacturing operations. This role owns the development and execution of comprehensive category strategies spanning mechanical, electrical, fuel-system, engine, and ancillary components used in gas engine power generation equipment - with an expanded scope that includes capital equipment, engineered systems, and strategic supplier partnerships critical to Mesa's growth trajectory.

Building on the Category Manager role, the Senior Category Manager leads enterprise-wide sourcing transformations, mentors other category managers, and serves as a key procurement liaison to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. This position drives total cost of ownership optimization, supply chain resilience, supplier innovation, and strategic risk management aligned to corporate growth objectives and new product introduction (NPI) roadmaps.

Essential Duties

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies across mechanical, electrical, engine, fuel system, rotating equipment, and related components, with a total cost of ownership focus.
• Lead enterprise-wide strategic sourcing initiatives, including spend analysis, category assessments, sourcing roadmaps, and supplier selection.
• Own the full category management lifecycle, including market intelligence, demand planning, RFx processes, negotiations, contracting, and implementation.
• Establish category governance frameworks, performance metrics, and executive reporting to drive accountability and results.
• Manage executive-level supplier relationships, including business reviews, scorecards, strategic development plans, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Drive supplier consolidation, capability development, technology advancement, and capacity expansion while ensuring supply continuity and quality.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations and manage master supply agreements, long-term contracts, pricing structures, SLAs, KPIs, risk allocation, and compliance requirements.
• Conduct should-cost analyses, total cost modeling, and value-based negotiations to achieve savings and improve commercial outcomes.
• Develop and execute supplier risk management and supply chain resilience strategies, including dual sourcing, contingency planning, and disruption recovery efforts.
• Monitor market, commodity, regulatory, and geopolitical trends impacting supply continuity and provide risk mitigation recommendations to leadership.
• Partner with engineering, operations, quality, logistics, finance, and legal teams to support new product introduction, capital projects, component standardization, and value engineering initiatives.
• Lead cost reduction, lead time improvement, and operational efficiency programs that deliver measurable business value.
• Mentor category managers and procurement team members, establish sourcing best practices, drive tool and process adoption, manage savings to targets, and ensure compliance with procurement policies and regulatory requirements.
• All other duties assigned.