Global Commodity Manager

Ingersoll-Rand plc; Coslada; Remote; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life insurance coverage

Pension plan

Flexible working arrangements

Employee stock programs

Recognition initiatives

Wellbeing programs

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand plc seeks a Global Category Leader for Heat Exchangers & Valves based in Spain with remote work options. The role manages a high-value spend portfolio and leads a global category within a cross-functional pod, requiring executive presence and influence across business units.

Key responsibilities include developing a global category strategy, driving supplier innovation, and using AI/analytics for cost optimization while partnering with engineering and product teams to enable

Qualifications

• Executive presence and effective communication with senior leadership.
• Ability to influence across organizations and manage global stakeholders.
• Structured, disciplined approach to procurement strategy and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category strategy aligned with engineering.
• Drive supplier innovation and strategic partnerships.
• Leverage AI and analytics for cost and sourcing optimization.
• Present to senior executives, including CPO as needed.
• Support data centers as a growth engine, scaling category strategy and supply base.

Skills

Executive presence

Influence without authority

Highly organized

English proficiency

Job description

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Global Category Leader – Heat Exchangers & Valves

Location: Spain/ Remote

Role Summary

This role is a Global Category Leader position responsible for elevating enterprise procurement capability. The role owns a high-value global spend portfolio of $170M+ and operates as a highly influential individual contributor, leading a global category within a global pod (8-10 members) with a dotted-line model. Success requires executive presence, speed of execution, and the ability to influence across business units.

Category Context

• Highly technical, engineering-driven category ($170M+ spend managed)
• Global supply base with commodity volatility
• Strong integration with engineering and product teams
• Opportunity to drive innovation and design-to-value

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category strategy aligned with engineering
• Drive supplier innovation and strategic partnerships
• Leverage AI and analytics for cost and sourcing optimization
• Present to senior executives often (including the Chief Procurement Officer as needed)
• Support data centers as a key growth engine for Ingersoll Rand, ensuring the Motors (and others) category strategy and supply base scale to meet accelerating demand

Candidate Profile

• Strong executive presence
• Ability to influence without authority
• Highly structured and organized
• Professional working proficiency in English is required.

Success Measures

• Cost and value delivery
• Innovation and supplier impact
• Speed of execution
• Executive stakeholder alignment

What We offer:

• For roles based in Spain, compensation is determined based on experience, skills, and internal benchmarks aligned with market practices.
• In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:
• Private health insurance
• Life insurance coverage
• Pension plan
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee stock programs and recognition initiatives
• Access to wellbeing and employee assistance programs

At Ingersoll Rand, we promote a culture of ownership—supporting not only business success but also the wellbeing of our employees and communities

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