Category Manager

CATEGORY MANAGER

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING

AMVAC, an American Vanguard Company is seeking a proactive and analytical Category Manager to manage a portfolio of tail-spend chemicals across our global operations, with a total managed spend of approximately $8 million. This role will be responsible for optimizing sourcing strategies, driving supplier evaluations, and leading the material approval process for new and existing raw materials. The ideal candidate excels at cross-functional collaboration, regulatory compliance, and bringing structure to fragmented spend categories.

AMVAC®, an American Vanguard Company has successfully served the results-driven global markets through development, manufacturing and marketing products for agricultural and commercial use.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Category Strategy & Management

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for tail-spend chemicals focusing on cost optimization, risk mitigation, and supply continuity
• Perform market intelligence, supplier analysis, and benchmarking to inform procurement decisions
• Ensure alignment of sourcing strategies with R&D, operations, and quality teams across multiple manufacturing locations

Material Approval & Vendor Evaluation Leadership

Sourcing, Negotiation & Supplier Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.