Winnebago Industries · 8 hours ago
Senior Category Manager
Eden Prairie, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $170K/yr
8+ years expWinnebago Industries is seeking a Senior Category Manager of Chassis to join their growing team in Eden Prairie, MN. This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives across the Enterprise supply chain, developing and implementing strategies to optimize business partnerships and drive performance in cost, quality, service, and innovation.
AutomotiveManufacturingRecreational Vehicles
Responsibilities
Develop, implement, and manage procurement (sourcing and purchasing) strategies for suppliers and dealers in collaboration with Business Unit Partners and Stakeholders
Identify and drive implementation of strategic sourcing and purchasing projects leveraging Enterprise spend and spend analytic tools to meet financial objectives
Execute and facilitate supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and performance reviews for all strategic suppliers and dealers within category
Identify supply base risk including market assessments, financial assessments, social responsibility, environment, ethics etc. and develop/implement mitigation plans
Establish alternate sources of supply to enhance means of meeting business requirements and achieving supply base resiliency
Develop and maintain knowledge of market conditions, trends, sources of supply and supplier capabilities for chassis by weight class
Negotiate, execute and maintain supply, incentive and service agreements with Chassis OEMs and Dealer Partners which includes interfacing with the appropriate areas such as legal, engineering, product management, purchasing, operations, quality, and senior leadership
Support sourcing and supplier selection process for New Product Development programs
Facilitate and participate in supplier development initiatives including qualification and onboarding of new suppliers
Develop and deploy standard processes and best practices across the Enterprise as the strategic sourcing and purchasing subject matter expert (SME)
Participate in VA/VE, Kaizen and other similar initiatives
Develop, maintain and strengthen long-term supplier relationships
Provide coaching and mentoring to other Sourcing and Purchasing team members
Other duties as assigned based on business need
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations, Finance, Engineering or related field
8+ years' experience with at least 4 years of automotive or automotive related experience in sourcing or procurement
Experience leading strategic sourcing programs within a durable goods/manufacturing environment
Strong collaborative leadership style with proven ability to drive change across multiple organizational levels, functions, locations, and 'dotted lines'
Ability to work in a complex matrix environment to create buy in and implement processes
Strong analytical skills and multiple years of experience using spend analytics tools and software
Able to interpret technical data such as specifications, drawings, and bills-of-material
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications
This position will require travel to suppliers, other Winnebago Industries locations and conferences
Preferred
MBA/advanced degree a plus
Preferred experience in New Product Development/Launch, or Product Lifecycle Management
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries is a manufacturer of recreation vehicles.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Winnebago Industries has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (1)
2023 (5)
2022 (3)
2021 (1)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$300M2024-01-18Post Ipo Debt· $300M
1970-09-09IPO
Leadership Team
Amber Holm
SVP and chief marketing officer
Stacy Bogart
Chief Legal Officer, SVP Corporate Responsibility, President Winnebago Industries Foundation
Recent News
2025-12-21
Company data provided by crunchbase