The posting
Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications. Dometic Land Vehicles Americas is a trusted provider of high-end products for recreational vehicles, commercial passenger vehicles and overlanding vehicles in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Strategic Sourcing Category Manager-Indirect within our Supply Chain capability. This position reports to Director of Procurement and Sourcing and will work in Elkhart-Industrial Parkway location.
About the position
As a Strategic Sourcing Category Manager-Indirect in the Supply Chain team, you will be involved in leading the development and execution of sourcing strategies across a broad portfolio of indirect spend categories, including transportation, logistics, warehousing, facilities, real estate, MRO, capital expenditures, professional services, IT, and other indirect materials and services.
Your main responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Develop and execute regional and global sourcing strategies across multiple indirect spend categories including transportation, logistics, warehousing, real estate, facilities, MRO, professional services, capital equipment, utilities, and corporate services.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity assessment through implementation and supplier performance management.
- Build multi-year category roadmaps aligned with business objectives, growth plans, cost reduction targets, and operational requirements.
- Continuously evaluate market trends, cost drivers, industry developments, and supply risks to proactively identify opportunities
Transportation & Logistics
- Lead sourcing activities for domestic and international transportation, parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, air freight, 3PL providers, warehousing, and logistics services.
- Develop transportation optimization strategies focused on service, cost, capacity, and risk management.
- Partner with Supply Chain and Operations teams to identify network optimization and logistics improvement opportunities.
- and mitigate business exposure.
Real Estate & Facilities
- Support sourcing activities related to facility leases, warehouse facilities, distribution centers, office locations, facility services, utilities, maintenance contracts, and real estate projects.
- Lead commercial negotiations for leases, renewals, amendments, service agreements, and related supplier contracts.
- Evaluate facility-related spend and identify opportunities to reduce operating costs while maintaining service levels.
Supplier Relationship & Contract Management
- Lead supplier selection, contract negotiations, supplier development, performance reviews, and risk assessments.
- Negotiate commercial agreements including pricing, payment terms, service-level agreements (SLAs), liability provisions, warranties, termination rights, and other key contractual terms.
- Develop and maintain executive-level supplier relationships while driving accountability to performance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.
Financial & Commercial Leadership
- Build robust business cases, total cost of ownership models, should-cost analyses, and sourcing recommendations.
- Deliver annual cost reduction, productivity, working capital, and cash flow improvement targets.
- Lead fact-based negotiations utilizing market intelligence, benchmarking, cost modeling, and supplier collaboration techniques.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Customer Service, IT, Legal, Human Resources, and Executive Leadership to align sourcing decisions with business objectives.
- Provide sourcing leadership for strategic initiatives, acquisitions, footprint optimization projects, and operational transformation activities.
- Influence stakeholders at all organizational levels and effectively communicate sourcing strategies and business impacts.
- This position will support the Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
What do we offer?
You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced, and global environment with great opportunities to grow and take on new challenges. The growth at Dometic is continuous – which gives you great possibilities to evolve with the company.
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
- 401 (k) with company match
- PTO
- Company defined holidays and two floating holidays for you to use as you choose
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Tuition assistance
- Membership reimbursement (wholesale club and gym)
- Employee discounts on our incredible products
- Opportunities to make an impact
A suitable background would be a solid experience within procurement and sourcing – as well as the following qualifications and experiences:
- Minimum 10 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple indirect spend categories in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience sourcing transportation, logistics, warehousing, and indirect services.
- Experience leading complex commercial negotiations and supplier contract development.
- Strong experience developing sourcing strategies and delivering measurable cost reduction results.
- Experience performing supplier financial analysis, risk assessments, and total cost of ownership evaluations.
- Strong knowledge of procurement best practices, contract management, category management, and supplier relationship management.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities across a broad portfolio of spend categories with limited supervision.
To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:
- Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term objectives and short-term business needs.
- Strong commercial acumen and contract negotiation skills.
- Executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders.
- Analytical and fact-based decision maker.
- Self-directed, highly motivated, and comfortable operating in a lean organization.
- Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar spend categories and develop sourcing strategies with minimal oversight.
- Strong project leadership and change management capabilities.
- Proficiency utilizing data analytics, Power BI, advanced Excel tools, and AI-enabled productivity solutions.
- Experience sourcing real estate, facility services, lease agreements, warehouse operations, and capital projects.
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing or distribution operations.
- Experience working with global suppliers and international sourcing initiatives.
- Experience leading supplier transitions, network optimization, or large-scale procurement transformation projects.
- Experience supporting private equity, public company, or multinational manufacturing organizations.
Dometic’s Core Values
To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change, and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic, and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.
Dometic operates with a 4+1 policy, 4 days per week in the office and the possibility to work 1 day per week remotely. We see the social aspect of being in the office, meeting colleagues, having short coffee break interactions or a quick face to face meeting as key to success as we become more productive and fast paced in terms of problem solving, learning, cross functional collaboration and not the least in a way to have fun at work!
Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.
Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!
Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
