Category Manager

Flowserve Corporation

Pozuelo De Alarcón, Spain
Strategic sourcing and negotiations
Supplier relationship management
Category spend analysis
The Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that deliver sustainable value, cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and supplier performance improvement across assigned spend categories

Job Summary

  • The Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that deliver sustainable value, cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and supplier performance improvement across assigned spend categories.
  • This role combines strategic sourcing, market intelligence, stakeholder engagement, and performance analytics to ensure alignment with business objectives and long‑term growth.
  • We offer variety of benefits alongside competitive salary.

Matching Summary

The Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that deliver sustainable value, cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and supplier performance improvement across assigned spend categories.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • strategic sourcing and negotiations
  • supplier relationship management
  • category spend analysis
  • contract compliance and management
  • stakeholder engagement and collaboration
  • ERP and spend analytics tools experience

Nice-to-have

  • strategic thinking and problem solving
  • project management and prioritisation
  • executive-level communication skills
  • digital procurement transformation
  • ESG objectives support

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years experience in category management or strategic sourcing
  • Proven negotiation and complex category management experience
  • Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
  • Proficiency in English written and spoken

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