Category Manager Indirect (f/m)

Woodward Inc.; Niepołomice; Hybrid; PLN 134.000 - 179.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Private health insurance

Life & accident insurance

Multisport package

Meal vouchers

Company performance bonus program

Work-life balance, semi-flexible hours

PPK contributions (up to 4% of comp.)

Educational support

Zusammenfassung

Woodward Inc. in Poland is seeking a Category Manager to lead market analysis, strategy development, and supplier alignment across multi-site operations. You will oversee project pipelines, ASL management, and financial performance to drive category profitability.

Key requirements include strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and fluency in Polish and English. The role offers a hybrid work model with advancement opportunities in a global team and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifikationen

• Understands the complex relationships between all functions of the business and wider economic context.
• Uses spend analytics and market research to guide category strategy.
• Able to influence others through communication and leadership.
• Forms valuable insights based on data, knowledge or research.
• Project management or leadership experience is required.
• Stakeholder management skills are essential.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking and a value-focused approach.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence across audiences.
• Shows intellectual curiosity and willingness to challenge assumptions.
• Establishes performance standards and delivers on value propositions.
• Fluent Polish and English communications skills.

Aufgaben

• Market Analysis and Research: Conduct market research and analyze trends to identify opportunities and threats within the category.
• Category Strategy Development: Develop and implement strategies to optimize performance and profitability of assigned categories for the long term.
• Project generation, scope definition and maturation: Manage project pipeline to mature projects supporting category strategy, product margin, and lifecycle.
• ASL Management: Manage approved supplier list and align suppliers into strategic categories across sites.
• Financial Management: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance for assigned categories.

Kenntnisse

Business Acumen

Intelligence Gathering

Executive Presence

Insight Generation

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Thinking

Communication and Influence

Intellectual Curiosity

Value Orientation

Polish & English proficiency

Jobbeschreibung

What You Will Do:

• Market Analysis and Research: Conduct market research and analyze trends to identify opportunities and threats within the category.
• Category Strategy Development: Develop and implement strategies to optimize the performance and profitability of assigned product categories for the long term. Anticipate needs of the business to posture supply base for the future.
• Project generation, scope definition and maturation: Manage project pipeline to identify and mature projects that support category strategy, product margin, and product lifecycle.
• Approved Supplier List (ASL) Management: Manage approved supplier list. Align suppliers into strategic categories based on alignment with stakeholders. Assign suppliers into sub categories based on the category of product they provide. Ensure completeness and consistency appropriate to multi-site suppliers.
• Financial Management: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance for assigned categories, ensuring profitability and cost efficiency through effective financial planning.

What You Will Need:

• Business Acumen: Understands the complex relationships between all functions of the business and wider economic context.
• Intelligence Gathering: Uses spend analytics and market research to make decisions and guide the category. Collaborates with suppliers on any strategy.
• Executive Presence: Able to influence others using communication and leadership skills. Demonstrates leadership capabilities when working with others.
• Insight Generation: Forms valuable insights backed in data, knowledge, experience, or research. Brings insights to others to guide processes.
• Project Management and/or Leadership experience
• Stakeholder Management skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Communication and Influence: Shares information effectively, is able to affect decisions across different audiences using specialized approaches. Sells own ideas by tying them into the values, needs, aspirations and goals of others.
• Intellectual Curiosity: Crafts innovative solutions. Constructively pushes against long-held assumptions in the function.
• Value Orientation: Manages projects and goals with little assistance. Establishes performance standards and measurements for work. Delivers on value proposition.
• Polish & English proficiency
• Familiarity with contract and agreement development is a nice-to-have

What You Will Gain:

• Salary range from 16,000 to 12,000 PLN gross – depending on experience.
• Advancement opportunities in an international team.
• A total rewards package that includes private health insurance, life & accidental insurance.
• Multisport package.
• Meal vouchers.
• Company performance bonus program.
• Work-life balance, semi-flexible working time.
• PPK: Company contribution to your PPK account up to 4% of compensation depending on seniority.
• Hybrid work model.
• Educational support.