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.
A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued.
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
Global category leadership
End-to-end spend management
Global supplier relationship management
Category strategy development
Stakeholder management and influencing
Data-led category performance management
HSE culture and safety standards
Nice-to-have
Problem solvers with good commercial acumen
Cultivate senior partner relationships
Develop deep insights into supply markets
Orchestrate transformational strategies
Embrace accelerator skills
Psychological safety for learning and innovation
Key Requirements
Functional knowledge of category management principles
Experience in procurement processes and strategy development
Business expertise in stakeholder management and influencing
Knowledge of procurement in a complex multinational business
SME and advocate for their category
Ability to evaluate innovative solutions and manage risk