Responsible for leading strategic sourcing and supplier management activities across Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) and machining-related categories. This role plays a critical part in supporting aircraft maintenance and production operations by ensuring reliable, cost-effective supply of components, repairs, and precision-machined parts.
The Category Manager will develop sourcing strategies, lead supplier quoting and negotiations, and drive make vs. buy decisions while building strong supplier partnerships. This position operates as a individual contributor, influencing cross-functional stakeholders and delivering measurable cost savings, supply continuity, and operational performance.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following:
Category Strategy & Execution
Supplier Relationship Management
Quoting & Commercial Execution
Cost Management & Value Creation
Cross-Functional Partnership
Risk Management & Supply Continuity
Process Improvement & Analytics
Additional Job Requirements
Subject to applicable laws and Air Method’s policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods’ employment practices and policies.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance and support to buyers and cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the essential functions of the position.
Education & Experience
Skills
Computer Skills
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
USD $94,132.50/Yr.
USD $117,666.15/Yr.
Quality emergency care doesn’t begin in the hospital emergency room – it begins at the scene of the accident or the moment a life-threatening illness strikes. Air Methods has a talented workforce of over 4,500 team members, which includes the best in the air medical industry. We are pilots, clinicians, mechanics, air communications specialists, support teams and many more. We’re ready to answer the call because we know someone’s life is on the line. We dedicate ourselves around the clock to maintain equipment and supplies, coordinate logistics and relentlessly provide the tools and expertise that allow us to give more tomorrows.
From the front lines to the phone lines, we believe our status as the industry leader – and the importance we place on our mission statement and core values – allow us to attract the highest level of talented professionals. More than 20% of our team members are U.S. veterans, active duty or in the reserves. Our comprehensive aviation, clinical and maintenance training is as robust as it is intense. And our continuous curriculum of learning and simulation-based training is unmatched in the industry.
We are ready to save lives at every moment of every day, with over 300 bases of operations serving 48 states. In rural communities, that kind of reach of care is crucial. Emergency air medical transport and treatment is often the only access to lifesaving emergency care they have – providing access to millions of people who otherwise would not have been able to make it to a trauma center.
We also operate eight maintenance centers of excellence throughout the nation and a national communications center. Although we call Greenwood Village, Colorado, home, we are only a call away.
