Category Manager

SAIC · Remote Work

SAIC is hiring a Category Manager within Aerospace & Defense to lead strategic sourcing and category-management activities that improve supplier performance, manage risk, strengthen compliance, and deliver measurable value across the aerospace and defense supply chain. This role partners with business, program, engineering, contracts, legal, and procurement stakeholders to develop category strategies, execute competitive sourcing events, negotiate agreements, and manage key supplier relationships.

The position is 100% remote from within the Unites States. It will require up to 50% travel primarily to the corporate office in Reston, VA.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop and execute category strategies aligned with business objectives, program requirements, market conditions, and long-range demand.
Conduct market intelligence, spend analysis, supplier assessments, and risk evaluations to identify sourcing opportunities and alternative sources of supply.
Partner with internal stakeholders to define business requirements, specifications, evaluation criteria, sourcing plans, and implementation schedules.
Lead RFI, RFQ, RFP, and other competitive sourcing processes from planning through supplier selection and award recommendation.
Negotiate pricing, terms, service levels, risk allocations, and performance commitments with suppliers and subcontractors.
Support contract development and administration in coordination with Contracts, Legal, Finance, Program Management, and other stakeholders.
Manage strategic supplier relationships, scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, development plans, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Monitor supplier capacity, quality, delivery, financial health, regulatory compliance, and supply-chain continuity risks.
Perform cost and price analysis, including should-cost modeling, benchmarking, savings validation, and price-reasonableness determinations.
Promote compliance with procurement policies, approved-supplier requirements, FAR/DFARS obligations, and applicable export-control requirements.
Track category performance, savings, supplier diversity, contract utilization, risk, and other key metrics; provide timely reports to leadership and stakeholders.
Travel to the Reston, Virginia corporate office and supplier or business locations as required, up to 50%.

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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