Category Manager Indirect Procurement - MRO & Plant CAPEX

Villeroy & Boch Group; Roma; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A multinational company is seeking a Category Manager for Indirect Procurement focused on MRO and Plant CAPEX. The role involves designing innovative sourcing strategies, managing supplier negotiations, and leveraging data for savings opportunities. Candidates should have a strong procurement background, advanced Excel and SAP skills, and experience in multinational environments. This position is based in Rome, with travel flexibility of about 15-20%. Fluency in English is required.

Competenze

• Minimum 3 years experience as Category Manager in a multinational company.
• Proven ability to generate savings using data effectively.
• Fluent in English (C1 level); other languages a plus.

Mansioni

• Design and deploy category strategies for MRO and plant CAPEX.
• Lead innovative sourcing initiatives and negotiations.
• Support plants with data-driven recommendations.

Conoscenze

Indirect procurement

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

SAP proficiency

Strumenti

Excel

SAP MM

Descrizione del lavoro

Within the Villeroy & Boch Group, the Category Manager Indirect Procurement – MRO & Plant CAPEX is a value-driven, change-oriented role responsible for challenging established procurement and maintenance practices and introducing new sourcing models, technical alternatives, and innovative commercial approaches across MRO and plant-related CAPEX. The role goes beyond traditional negotiations and leverages data, analytics, and systems to identify savings opportunities, improve transparency, and support fact-based decision-making across the Group's manufacturing footprint.

Key Responsibilities

• Innovation-Led Category Strategy
  • Design and deploy forward-looking category strategies for MRO and plant CAPEX.
  • Execute RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes and lead negotiations to completion.
  • Reassess OEM vs. alternative sourcing models using TCO and lifecycle data.
  • Reduce complexity in spare-parts portfolios through cross-site harmonization.
  • Drive initiatives to lower inventory, emergency spend, and unplanned CAPEX.
• Advanced Sourcing & Value Creation
  • Lead innovative sourcing initiatives, including re-specification, bundling, and long-term agreements.
• Build and maintain should-cost and clean-sheet models
  • Translate technical and commercial changes into measurable savings (OPEX & CAPEX).
  • Track, validate, and sustain savings through robust data management.
• Data, Systems & Insight (Excel & SAP)
  • Use advanced Excel to analyze spend, build financial models, and simulate sourcing scenarios (e.g. pivot tables, advanced formulas, scenario modeling, dashboards).
  • Extract, structure, and analyze data from SAP (MM, SRM / Coupa, or equivalent) to support category decisions.
  • Ensure data accuracy, transparency, and traceability for savings and compliance.
  • Support continuous improvement of reporting, catalogs, and master data.
• Plant-Level Engagement & Change Enablement
  • Partner with Maintenance and Engineering teams to challenge "business as usual".
  • Support plants with data-driven recommendations during critical situations.
  • Drive adoption of new sourcing models through facts, credibility, and pragmatism.
• Governance & Scalability
  • Embed innovative category approaches into contracts, catalogs, and SAP workflows.
  • Ensure savings sustainability through compliance, KPIs, and reporting discipline.
  • Contribute to procurement digitalization and transformation initiatives.

Profile & Capabilities

• Experience
  • Strong background in indirect procurement with deep exposure to MRO and plant CAPEX.
  • Proven ability to generate savings by changing sourcing logic and using data effectively.
  • Experience working in SAP-based procurement environments.
• Key Skills
  • Minimum 3 years experience as Category Manager in a Multinational Company.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to balance commercial rigor and operational needs.
  • Advanced Excel proficiency.
  • SAP proficiency– MM and procurement-related modules.
  • Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
  • Ability to influence technical stakeholders using data and insight.
• Structured, curious, and improvement-oriented mindset
• Fluent English (C1 level) required; proficiency in additional languages is considered a plus.
• Strategic Contribution & Mindset
  • Challenge legacy specifications, OEM dependencies, and historical sourcing decisions.
  • Introduce innovative sourcing models and technically validated alternatives.
  • Use data and analytics to expose inefficiencies and opportunities.
  • Bring external benchmarks and best practices into the organization.

Additional info

• Location: Milan, Via Borsi 9
• Travel Flexibility: around 15 to 20%
• Starting time: Q1 2026