Procurement Category Manager - Construction

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

Job summary

Sanderson in Dublin seeks an experienced Procurement Category Manager to lead category strategy for Capex and related services in a complex engineering and construction environment.

You will partner with engineering, estimation and operations to drive commercial outcomes on major capital programmes, balancing cost, risk and supply continuity across multiple sites and projects in Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience managing procurement categories in construction, engineering or capital projects.
• Proven track record negotiating complex, high value contracts.
• Strong commercial judgement and cost focus.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and support delivery.
• Structured approach to sourcing, supplier management and risk.
• Delivery focus and ability to operate across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies across Capex and Opex.
• Improve total cost of ownership and supplier performance.
• Own key supplier relationships beyond transactional engagement.
• Lead sourcing, tendering and contract negotiations for high value work.
• Partner with delivery teams from early engagement through execution.
• Provide market insight, cost benchmarking and supply intelligence.
• Build supplier performance frameworks and drive improvement.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risk.
• Support procurement transformation and process improvement.
• Engage senior stakeholders with data-led insight.

Skills

Category management

Negotiation

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Sourcing

Risk management

Cost reduction

Job description

I am looking for an experienced Procurement Category Manager for a complex engineering and construction environment. This is a high impact role, close to delivery and partnering with engineering, estimation and operations to drive commercial outcomes across major capital investment programmes. You will own the category strategy across capital equipment and related services and balance cost, risk and supply continuity in a fast moving, multi site setting

• You will:-
• Develop and execute category strategies across Capex and Opex.
• Improve total cost of ownership and supplier performance.
• Own key supplier relationships and move them beyond transactional engagement
• Lead sourcing, tendering and contract negotiations for high value spe
• Partner with delivery teams from early engagement through execution.
• Provide market insight, cost benchmarking and supply intelligence
• Build structured supplier performance frameworks and drive improvement
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risk.
• Support procurement transformation and process improvement.
• Engage senior stakeholders with clear, data led insight.

You will bring

• Experience managing procurement categories in construction, engineering or capital projects.
• Track record negotiating complex, high value contracts
• Strong commercial judgement and cost focus
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and support delivery
• Structured approach to sourcing, supplier management and risk
• Confidence operating across multiple projects and priorities
• Exposure to capital equipment is important
• Engineering background is useful but not essential
• You will be delivery focused and challenge where needed.
• Build strong relationships across functions and are comfortable in complexity and pace.
• You will be legally able to work within Ireland (and Europe) without sponsorship and be able to fly in and out of other European countries at short notice and without obtaining a visa.
• Location: On site Dublin based role with travel across European projects as required.