Energy, Utilities & Facilities Global Category Leader

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

The Energy, Utilities & Facilities Global Category Leader owns the global procurement strategy, supplier relationships, and total cost of ownership for the organization’s Energy, Utilities, and Facilities-related indirect spend, including approximately $200M in global spend. This role partners with site, regional, and executive leadership to secure reliable, cost-competitive, and sustainable energy and facilities services across all global locations, while ensuring the organization stays ahead of evolving regulatory and ESG requirements. The leader owns global productivity targets for the category, builds and develops a global team of category and sourcing professionals, and serves as the organization’s primary subject-matter expert on energy markets, utilities procurement, and facilities-related regulatory and sustainability matters.

Category Strategy & Leadership

•Develop and own the multi-year global category strategy for Energy, Utilities, and Facilities spend, aligning sourcing plans with enterprise cost, risk, and sustainability objectives.

•Own global productivity and savings targets for the category, partnering closely with business stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, align priorities, and drive execution against goals.

•Present category strategy, performance, and risk updates to senior leadership and steering committees.

Energy & Utilities Management

•Own and manage approximately $200M in annual global Utilities spend, with full accountability for category strategy, cost performance, and supplier outcomes.

•Track global and regional energy markets (electricity, natural gas, fuel) and build layered/hedged purchasing strategies to manage price volatility and supply risk.

•Lead sourcing and contracting for renewable energy and self-generation opportunities (PPAs, on-site solar, energy attribute certificates) in support of corporate decarbonization goals.

•Oversee utility billing and spend visibility, and drive energy-efficiency/demand-management initiatives with site operations and engineering.

Facilities Category Management

•Lead global sourcing, RFx events, and contract negotiations for facilities-related goods and services, ensuring favorable commercial terms and SLAs.

•Develop supplier segmentation and consolidation strategies to maximize leverage and drive total cost of ownership reduction across regions.

Regulatory Compliance & ESG Leadership

•Monitor and interpret evolving global, regional, and local regulatory requirements affecting energy, utilities, and facilities operations, ensuring organizational compliance.

•Own category-level ESG data, supplier scorecards, and reporting inputs to corporate sustainability disclosures, providing regular ESG updates to executive leadership.

Team Leadership & Supplier Management

•Lead, coach, and develop a global team of 4–6 category and sourcing professionals across multiple regions.

•Own supplier relationship management for strategic energy, utilities, and facilities suppliers, including performance reviews and risk management.

•Prepare and monitor category budgets, define KPIs/SLAs, and lead change-control processes, escalating material risks to global procurement leadership.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

•Master’s degree or MBA.

•Professional certification such as CPSM, CSCP, or MCIPS.

•Experience in a global manufacturing or industrial multinational environment.

•Direct experience with renewable energy contracting (PPAs) or corporate decarbonization programs, and familiarity with sustainability disclosure frameworks (CDP, GRI, SASB).

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3  days from Job Posting Date: 29 June 2026

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Use of AI

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