Global Category Manager - MRO

Tronox; Norway; On-site; NOK 1,400,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tronox is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead global MRO category management reporting to the Director of Global Strategic Sourcing. You will drive strategies, optimize OEM spend across sites, and partner with maintenance, reliability, operations, and engineering to deliver value.

The role focuses on data-driven category strategies, supplier development, and risk management, requiring extensive experience in procurement, strong commercial acumen, and ability to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree mandatory.
• 10+ years procurement experience in category management or related areas.
• Experience in Equipment, Maintenance or technical industrial domains.
• Experience leading organizational change initiatives.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global MRO category strategies aligned with Tronox objectives.
• Leverage OEM MRO spend across global sites to improve visibility and aggregate demand.
• Develop supplier strategies for OEMs, distributors, and service providers.
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier, inventory, market data to guide category decisions.
• Lead sourcing projects from scope through execution, managing budgets and timelines.
• Partner with stakeholders to balance cost, asset availability, and risk.
• Challenge specs to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions and value.
• Execute Source-to-Contract with negotiations and contract implementation.
• Establish governance, savings tracking and supplier performance metrics.

Skills

MRO background

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Job description

• Business Unit: Global Strategic Sourcing


• No visa sponsorship

About Tronox

Tronox is the world's leading vertically integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment and other materials that add brightness and durability to products you encounter every day. We are 5,700 people strong, located across six continents and unified by a strong set of values that guide us in our work. At our mines and manufacturing plants, labs and offices, we responsibly transform the earth's resources into products and opportunities that enhance lives. Our vision is to shape a sustainable, thriving world through enriched and refined minerals.

About the Role

This position will report to the Director of Global Strategic Sourcing and will lead global category management for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), with a focus on leveraging OEM spend across Tronox's global sites to deliver value, reduce risk, and support operational reliability.

The role requires a procurement professional with MRO experience or a strong technical background, commercial acumen, and the analytical capability to translate spend, supplier, inventory, and market data into practical category strategies.

Working closely with Maintenance, Reliability, Operations, Engineering, Warehouse, and Supply Chain stakeholders, the successful candidate will lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives from strategy development through implementation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement global MRO category strategies aligned with the overall procurement strategy and Tronox business objectives.


• Leverage OEM MRO spend across global sites to improve visibility, standardize where appropriate, aggregate demand, and identify strategic supplier opportunities.


• Develop supplier strategies for strategic OEMs, distributors, and service providers that deliver value, strengthen supply assurance, reduce risk, and establish clear performance expectations.


• Analyze spend, demand, supplier, inventory, market, and value-chain data to prioritize sourcing opportunities and support fact-based category decisions, including total cost of ownership and should-cost analysis.


• Lead sourcing projects from scope definition through execution, managing priorities, resources, budgets, risks, timelines, and reporting to achieve desired outcomes.


• Partner with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Operations, Warehouse, and Supply Chain stakeholders to balance cost, asset availability, inventory levels, and operational risk.


• Challenge specifications where appropriate, linking technical requirements to business value and influencing stakeholders toward fit-for-purpose solutions.


• Execute the Source-to-Contract process, including sourcing approaches, fact-based negotiations, contract award recommendations, and implementation of negotiated agreements.


• Establish category governance, savings tracking, supplier performance metrics, compliance reporting, and implementation follow-up to ensure strategies translate into measurable business value.


• Build sustainable stakeholder and supplier relationships that support business objectives, procurement strategy, and long-term category performance.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline. (Mandatory)


• Strong knowledge of procurement processes and tools such as SAP and Coupa.


• More than 10 years of procurement or related experience, preferably in category management, supplier management, or a related area, with a focus on Equipment, Maintenance, or a technical industrial domain.


• MRO background, technical experience, or demonstrated ability to engage credibly with maintenance, reliability, engineering, and operations stakeholders.


• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation capability, and ability to develop supplier strategies that deliver value, reduce risk, and support operational reliability.


• Advanced data analysis capability, including the ability to interpret spend, demand, supplier, inventory, and market data and convert insights into actionable category strategies.


• Strong stakeholder management across executive and operational levels.


• Experience leading organizational change initiatives.


• Strong project management or other leadership experience.


• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25 percent.

Why Join Tronox?

Our global reach is strengthened by our human connections. We challenge one another to deliver excellence and encourage our people to think big. Together, we develop innovations that make products vibrant and durable as we contribute to a cleaner world.

When you join Tronox, you'll work with brilliant people, close to home and around the world. We offer a dynamic, supportive environment that empowers you to achieve your fullest potential - because we recognize that when you grow, we grow.

In addition to offering a competitive salary and benefits, we provide a work experience that prioritizes what truly matters:

• We strive for excellence in safety and sustainability, focusing on what is critical to improve how we operate and to enhance the communities where we work and live.


• We provide challenging work and encourage innovative thinking, collaborating closely to bring our best ideas forward and add value for our customers.


• We invest in and value the success of our people, empowering them to take charge of their personal and professional development.


• We are unified globally and strengthened locally, leveraging the most culturally and geographically diverse team in the industry to connect better around the world.