Global Category Manager - Direct Materials

Sanderson; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global ownership of category

Strategic influence on procurement

Exposure to senior stakeholders

International travel

Job summary

Sanderson in Dublin seeks a Global Category Manager for Direct Materials to lead category strategy and supplier performance across a global spend portfolio.

You will partner with product, engineering and regional procurement teams to align sourcing strategies with business objectives, roadmaps and cost targets, while shaping long-term supply strategies. This is a high-impact, permanent role with 25% travel.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Procurement or Category Management within a multinational environment.
• Proven track record delivering global category strategies.
• Ability to negotiate and manage complex supplier agreements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category strategies across international supplier networks.
• Own supplier panel strategy including consolidation, dual sourcing and risk mitigation.
• Lead strategic supplier negotiations and commercial framework agreements.
• Drive should-cost modelling, total cost of ownership analysis and value engineering.
• Collaborate with product development and engineering for new product introductions.
• Establish supplier segmentation and governance frameworks.
• Lead supplier performance management across cost, quality, delivery and innovation.
• Support responsible sourcing and supplier compliance programmes.
• Identify opportunities for supply continuity, resilience and operational improvement.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Supplier relationships

Cost reduction

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Global exposure

Travel 25%

Job description

Global Category Manager - Direct Materials

Dublin, Permanent or Day Rate contractors are welcomed.

A leading global manufacturing and technology organisation is seeking a Global Category Manager to lead category strategy, supplier performance and commercial delivery across a significant international spend portfolio.

This is a high-impact role with responsibility for shaping long term supply strategies, driving cost competitiveness, strengthening supplier partnerships and supporting new product introduction programmes across a global operation.

You will be be reporting into the global procurement leadership team, you will own category strategy, supplier segmentation and supply panel governance across your assigned categories.

You will work closely with product, engineering and regional procurement teams to align sourcing strategies with business objectives, product roadmaps and cost targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category strategies across international supplier networks.
• Own supplier panel strategy including supplier consolidation, dual sourcing and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Lead strategic supplier negotiations and commercial framework agreements.
• Drive should cost modelling, total cost of ownership analysis and value engineering initiatives.
• Partner with product development and engineering teams to support new product introduction activities.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships focused on innovation, cost and performance.
• Establish supplier segmentation and governance frameworks.
• Lead supplier performance management across cost, quality, delivery and innovation metrics.
• Support responsible sourcing and supplier compliance programmes.
• Identify opportunities for supply continuity, resilience and operational improvement.

About You

• 12+ years' experience in Procurement, Category Management or Supply Chain within a multinational environment.
• Proven success developing and delivering global category strategies.
• Strong experience managing complex global supplier relationships and commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver cost reduction through should cost analysis, TCO modelling and supplier challenge.
• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience operating within complex matrix organisations.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on execution.
• engineering components, power, electronics; Industrial manufacturing or technology environments; experience supporting New Product Introduction programmes.
• Able and happy to travel globally 25% of the time

Rewards:

Competitive salary and benefits.

• Global category ownership.
• Significant influence on procurement strategy and supplier performance.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders across procurement, engineering and product teams.
• Opportunity to drive meaningful cost, innovation and supply chain improvements across an international business.