Category Manager

The Weir Group; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 993.213.000 - 1.324.285.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering company is seeking a Category Manager for their Jakarta office. The successful candidate will lead sourcing strategies, manage supplier operations, and drive quality assurance initiatives. This role requires proven expertise in supply chain management and strong leadership skills, with a commitment to a zero harm safety culture and inclusive workplace practices. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supply chain management and procurement.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage stakeholders.
• Expertise in spend analysis and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Lead total direct spend analysis across local and overseas markets.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers to minimize risk and cost.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
• Negotiate contracts covering products, service levels, pricing, and coverage.
• Drive supplier quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Manage a team of Category Leads.

Skills

Supply chain management

Procurement

Supplier quality

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Spend analysis

Job description

Overview

Category Manager <Weir Minerals, Jakarta>

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for optimizing supply chains and driving supplier excellence? We’re looking for a dynamic Manager – Supply Chain & Purchasing to lead our sourcing strategies, supplier operations, and quality assurance initiatives.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
• Lead total direct spend analysis across local and overseas markets.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers to minimize risk and cost.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
• Negotiate contracts covering products, service levels, pricing, and coverage.
• Drive supplier quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Manage a team of Category Leads
• Design and optimise supply chain flows and stakeholder relationships.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications

• Proven experience in supply chain management, procurement, and supplier quality.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate business goals into functional strategies.
• Expertise in spend analysis, sourcing, and supplier development.
• Knowledge of quality systems and continuous improvement practices

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page (text references only).

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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