VulcanForms
Global Category Manager - CAPEX & Post-Processing Equipment
$114K–$156K
Devens, MA · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience, with at least 5 years managing capital equipment or industrial equipment categories.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required; degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or Supply Chain preferred.
About the job
Owns sourcing strategy, supplier relationships, and commercial execution for capital equipment and subcontracted services across post-processing operations.
What you'll do
- Develop category strategies and lead sourcing, negotiations, and contracting for post-processing equipment and subcontracted services.
- Manage equipment procurement from budget alignment through purchase orders, expediting, delivery, qualification, and commissioning.
- Drive supplier performance, cost models, risk mitigation, and annual savings and cost-avoidance plans.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 10+ years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience, including at least 5 years managing capital equipment or industrial equipment categories.
- Experience sourcing and contracting complex industrial or manufacturing capital equipment, including OEM negotiations, FAT processes, and multi-site delivery programs.
- Technical fluency in post-processing or precision manufacturing equipment; financial acumen in CAPEX budgets, should-cost modeling, and lease-versus-buy analysis.
Nice to have
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or Supply Chain.
- Experience in additive manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or medical device manufacturing; relevant process, regulated supply chain, certification, ITAR/DFARS, or ERP experience.
Pay
$113,600.00 to $156,200.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
heat treatment, HIP, EDM, Epicor, SAP, AS9100, ISO 13485, NADCAP
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