Indirect Category Lead UK and Europe

JELD-WEN UK LIMITED; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing company is seeking an Indirect Category Lead to join their Sourcing Team. This remote role focuses on leading the CAPEX sourcing strategy across the UK and Europe, aligning business goals and ensuring supplier relationships deliver measurable value. With responsibilities including managing budgets, developing sourcing strategies, and driving cost reduction initiatives, this position requires strong analytical and negotiation skills, especially in a manufacturing environment. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

10% bonus opportunity

25 days holiday

Private health insurance

Pension scheme

Electric car salary sacrifice initiatives

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven success in a global organization, balancing local and international requirements.
• Strong analytical and financial skills with deep experience in CAPEX spend.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production business preferred.
• Exceptional negotiation skills and adaptability in dynamic environments.
• Commercially astute, capable of developing strategies for inflationary markets.
• Resilient and confident in leading complex initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Professional fluency in English required; other languages like German are a plus.
• Some ad hoc travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the CAPEX sourcing strategy, aligning with business goals.
• Own the annual budget, forecasting, and reporting for spend areas.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies that mitigate risk.
• Ensure cost competitiveness to meet financial targets.
• Manage contract negotiations and supplier execution.
• Oversee supplier selection, sourcing strategies, and evaluations.
• Deliver projects reducing total cost of ownership within CAPEX categories.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

Fluency in English

Adaptability

Job description

Are you looking for new opportunities and want to work within the European Sourcing team of a Global business? Are you confident in your current role, working towards an established strategy, but think you might be ready to lead a category and deliver strategic alignment across the UK and Europe?

Here at JELD-WEN Europe, a global organisation that produces and manufactures Doors and Doorsets, we are looking for an Indirect Category Lead for UK and Europe to join our Europe Sourcing Team in a strategic, pan-European role that can be based in the UK, or our Estonia and Latvia locations. Reporting to the Senior Category Manager you will play a pivotal role in shaping long-term investment and sourcing decisions. As Indirect Category Lead for Europe, you will be at the heart of our sourcing transformation, with a primary focus on indirect CAPEX. You will lead the development and execution of our CAPEX strategy, processes, and supplier base ensuring robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) by delivering measurable value through a comprehensive total cost management approach.

We offer this role on a permanent basis, working remotely, £45,000 - £55,000 PA salary and 10% bonus opportunity, 25 days holiday with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days, 7.5% pension, private health insurance, electric car salary sacrifice initiatives and opportunities to grow and develop your career.

What your impact will be

• Lead and evolve the CAPEX sourcing strategy, aligning with business goals and long-term investment plans.
• Own the annual budget, forecasting, and reporting for your spend area(s).
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies that mitigate risk and drive value.
• Ensure cost competitiveness to meet financial targets.
• Manage contract negotiations and ensure timely execution with strategic suppliers.
• Oversee supplier selection and evaluation, including make vs. buy decisions, sourcing strategies, and VA/VE initiatives.
• Deliver sourcing projects that reduce total cost of ownership, especially within CAPEX categories.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven success in a global organisation, balancing local and international requirements.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen skills, with deep experience in CAPEX spend.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production business would be an advantage.
• Exceptional negotiation skills and adaptability in dynamic environments.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to develop strategies that perform in inflationary markets.
• Resilient and confident in leading initiatives through complex challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across all levels.
• A professional level of fluency in English is required. Any other languages such as German would be an advantage.
• Some ad hoc travel may be required.

Why join us

"We are passionate about doors and are one of the world's largest manufacturers in this field. If you want to join us, we provide an international environment, a high level of flexibility, great potential for personal development and the opportunity to work with strong brands".

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises, and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

About JELD-WEN

JELD-WEN, founded in 1960, is a leading global manufacturer of doors and windows with over 18,000 employees worldwide. In Europe, the company has a team of more than 6,500 people across the UK, France, and Central and Northern Europe. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN designs, produces and distributes an extensive range of interior and exterior doors, wood, vinyl and aluminum windows and related products for use in the new construction and repair and remodeling of residential homes and non-residential buildings.

Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter peoples' workplaces, homes, and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives.

JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by JELD-WEN, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.