The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category, undertaking category management and global supplier relationship management
Job Summary
The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category, undertaking category management and global supplier relationship management.
The Engineering/CAPEX/Maintenance Category Manager will manage USD150m-200m of spend globally across 2k+ suppliers, covering MTI, MRO, Engineering, Fabrication & Construction, Engineered equipment and services.
The role demands strong people skills to engage with diverse partners, senior partner networking and influencing skills to ensure consensus and adoption, building a reputation as a strategic partner.
Matching Summary
The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category, undertaking category management and global supplier relationship management.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Category management principles
Global supplier relationship management
End-to-end spend management
Supply chain risk mitigation
Value delivery and sustainability
Engineering/CAPEX/Maintenance category management
HSE culture and compliance
Nice-to-have
Problem solvers with good commercial acumen
Cultivate senior partner relationships
Develop transformational strategies
Agile/flexible approaches
Psychological safety for collaboration
Key Requirements
Knowledge of category management principles
Experience in undertaking procurement processes
Developing category strategies
Stakeholder management and influencing skills
Knowledge of procurement in multinational business