Group Category Manager - Indirect Spend

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.   Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus. 

The Group Category Manager plays a critical role in maximizing the value of Johns Manville’s Indirect Category Spend by leading strategic sourcing and category management across Information Technology, Human Resources, Auto Fleet, Travel, and Marketing. This position directly influences JM’s cost structure, supplier performance, and operational resilience. Through expert negotiation, strategic supplier partnerships, and cross‑functional collaboration, the Group Category Manager delivers measurable business value—driving cost optimization, reducing risk, strengthening compliance, and ensuring the organization has the right suppliers, at the right cost, delivering the right outcomes. Success in this role is defined not only by operational excellence, but by the ability to unlock long‑term strategic advantage for the enterprise.

Key to Success:  

The successful Group Category Manager will:

Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership

• Deliver competitive advantage through development and execution of strategic category plans aligned with business objectives and market intelligence.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to gather meaningful requirements, ensure high‑quality supplier responses, and drive effective supplier selection.
• Identify, validate, and implement cost‑saving opportunities, driving measurable year‑over‑year improvements.

Contracting & Negotiation Excellence

• Negotiate and manage complex master agreements, statements of work, and long‑term supplier contracts to ensure optimal pricing, quality, service, and terms.
• Provide fact‑based recommendations to executive leadership and ensure contracts fully address compliance, quality, and performance expectations.

Supplier Performance & Relationship Management

• Establish strong supplier relationships, ensuring continuous improvement and acting as escalation point to resolve performance issues.
• Evaluate supplier financial stability and long‑term viability to reduce operational and financial risk.

Governance, Compliance & Risk Management

• Partner with Legal to ensure cloud‑based technology contracts include appropriate protections and meet data privacy requirements.
• Coordinate with Cyber Security to ensure supplier solutions meet JM’s security standards and undergo proper review throughout RFP and lifecycle processes.

Cross‑Company Leadership

• Lead Berkshire Hathaway Leveraging Spend quarterly calls and annual conference, including oversight of collaboration tools and communication.
• Manage the North American travel program, including supplier contracts, policy compliance, and communication.

Process Improvement & Data‑Driven Decision Making

• Support and champion simplification of Procure‑to‑Pay processes to enhance business experience and operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and reporting to support GP&L operations, including AOP planning.
• Conduct total cost of ownership analysis to support strategic recommendations.

Requirements:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain management or a closely related field required
• Master’s degree preferred
• CPSM certification desirable

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong negotiation capability with proven results in complex contract environments
• Working knowledge of supplier management principles, strategy development, and contract law
• Experience with SAP systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to interpret business needs, develop sourcing strategies, and communicate recommendations to executive leadership
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated ability to conduct financial analysis and evaluate total cost of ownership
• Strong leadership, problem‑solving, and stakeholder‑management abilities

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

In this role, you’ll directly influence Johns Manville’s enterprise-wide Indirect Category Spend, driving meaningful cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and strategic business value. You’ll lead high-impact sourcing initiatives across diverse categories, partner with executives and cross‑functional teams, and shape long‑term supplier strategies for a Berkshire Hathaway company known for stability, integrity, and continuous improvement. If you’re motivated by strategic ownership, leadership visibility, and the opportunity to make a real impact—this role is built for you.

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Please Keep in Mind

If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.