Regional Category Manager – Mechanical (Doors) NAA

Date Posted:

2026-03-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OTSCH: South Carolina Home Offices Remote Location, Remote City, SC, 06032 USA

Would you like to join a truly international, talent driven company that values Safety, Ethics, Quality, Innovation and Employee Opportunity?

Otis is seeking a strategic and results driven Regional Category Manager to lead sourcing activities for elevator doors and mechanical fabricated components across the NAA region. The scope includes door panels, door operators, headers, sills, rollers, tracks, and associated metal assemblies.

The successful candidate will deploy the global category strategy in full alignment with the Global Category team and the NAA Supply Chain Business Partner. The role includes responsibility for strategic sourcing, supplier selection, contract management, supplier performance improvement (including the Supplier Premier program), and cost optimization initiatives. The Regional Category Manager will drive productivity, quality, lead‑time, and supply assurance goals while actively managing supplier risk. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape a core mechanical category within Otis’ global procurement organization. If you have a passion for strategic sourcing and procurement, and you are looking to make a significant impact in the mechanical category space, we invite you to apply today!

On a typical day you will be responsible for:

Category Strategy & Execution

• Develop and implement the regional sourcing strategy for elevator doors and fabricated mechanical components, aligned with the global category direction.

• Provide regional leadership for strategic sourcing initiatives to maximize business value and competitiveness.

• Achieve annual productivity targets by optimizing the supply base, fostering competitive tension, and leveraging cost‑driver transparency (materials, fabrication processes, labor, tooling).

Operational Support to Sites

• Provide operational support to manufacturing and field sites across NAA for all door and fabricated component needs.

• Monitor and improve supplier On‑Time Delivery (OTD), driving corrective actions to ensure material availability.

• Manage price updates, ensuring accuracy and compliance across procurement systems.

• Enforce adherence to Otis procurement policies and processes (PO compliance, approved supplier usage, sourcing governance).

• Support the resolution of day‑to‑day supplier issues including delivery delays, quality deviations, technical misalignments, logistics challenges, and capacity constraints.

• Act as escalation point between local site buyers and strategic suppliers to resolve operational bottlenecks quickly.

Cost, Performance & Supply Base Management

• Lead cost‑reduction, standardization, and efficiency‑improvement initiatives across door components and assemblies.

• Negotiate supplier contracts, pricing, and commercial terms using data‑driven approaches and should‑cost modeling.

• Manage the regional supply base and drive continuous improvement in cost, quality, delivery, and innovation.

• Ensure Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) governance across product lifecycles.

• Develop and implement supplier risk‑mitigation strategies in compliance with Otis policy.

Cross‑Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to align technical specifications and support product industrialization.

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), product redesigns, and value‑engineering initiatives.

• Work closely with Quality and Operations to address systemic supplier issues and enhance process capabilities.

What you will need to be successful:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or purchasing; Master's preferred

• 8+ years in procurement, category management, and team leadership

• Prefer experience in global, matrixed, industrial organizations

• Strong negotiation and contract management skills

• Proficient in Excel, procurement systems (JD Edwards, SAP, EDI), and cost modeling

• Ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; multicultural experience

• Able to travel up to 20% within the NAA region

Additional Comments:

Given the nature of the position, applicants must have authorization to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.

What we offer:

• We offer a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and an automatic retirement contribution for your future financial security from day one of your employment, you and your eligible dependents will receive comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

• Enjoy three weeks of paid vacation, along with paid company holidays

• We provide paid sick leave, employee assistance, and wellness incentive programs to support your well-being.

• Life insurance and disability coverage to protect you and your family.

• Voluntary benefits, including options for legal, pet, home, and auto insurance.

• We offer generous birth/adoption and parental leave benefits, as well as adoption assistance, to support growing families.

• Pursue your educational goals with our tuition reimbursement program.

• Recognize and be recognized! We celebrate service anniversaries and offer spot performance bonus opportunities to show our appreciation.

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here.

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