Lead Category Manager, Capital Expenditures (CapEx) & G&A Services

Location: Primarily onsite in Torrance, California, United States. Candidates must be able to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.

Salary: $126,160–$173,470 USD per year

Company

Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for demanding automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Lead sourcing and procurement for concurrent capital projects, including manufacturing equipment, facility investments, and the new factory.
• Manage RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, requirements, bid leveling, supplier selection, contracting, and supplier performance.
• Negotiate capital equipment purchases, MSAs, SOWs, facility service agreements, maintenance agreements, and professional services contracts.
• Support capital planning and project budgets with market insights, cost benchmarks, and lead-time visibility while driving savings, schedule improvements, risk mitigation, and supplier accountability.
• Source additional G&A categories including engineering support, marketing, HR, consulting, training, travel, and corporate services, with backup support for construction sourcing as needed.
• Develop procurement processes, systems, governance, reporting, spend visibility, and cross-functional ways of working.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain management.
• Ability to independently manage sourcing projects and supplier negotiations with minimal oversight, from requirements gathering through contract execution and supplier performance management.
• Strong experience negotiating capital equipment agreements, MSAs, SOWs, service agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environments.
• Working knowledge of procurement systems and ERP platforms.

Nice to have

• CapEx procurement experience involving manufacturing equipment, factory startups or expansions, or capital project support.
• Experience sourcing G&A services such as engineering support, marketing, HR, consulting, and training.
• Exposure to construction procurement, including contractor proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and change orders.
• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, defense, industrial, or high-growth technology environments.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP or a similar tier-1 cloud system.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Learning and development reimbursement.
• Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing, and mission-driven manufacturing environment.