Category Manager Indirect (f/m)

Woodward Inc.; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 134,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life & accidental insurance

Multisport

Meal vouchers

Performance bonus

Hybrid work

Educational support

PPK contribution

Job summary

Woodward Inc. Niepolomice, Poland is seeking a Category Manager Indirect to lead market research, develop category strategies and manage supplier relationships across multiple sites.

The role focuses on ASL management, budgeting and forecasting, and delivering value through strategic sourcing and cost efficiency within a hybrid work setup in Poland. The ideal candidate will combine strong business acumen with excellent communication to influence stakeholders and drive profitable category

Qualifications

• Business acumen to understand cross-functional relationships.
• Experience with spend analytics and market research.
• Strong communication and influence across audiences.

Responsibilities

• Market analysis and research to identify opportunities and threats.
• Develop and implement category strategies for long-term profitability.
• Manage project pipeline from scope to maturation.
• Manage Approved Supplier List and align suppliers to categories.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial performance.

Skills

Business Acumen

Intelligence Gathering

Executive Presence

Insight Generation

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Thinking

Communication & Influence

Polish Proficiency

English Proficiency

Contract Knowledge

Job description

## Category Manager Indirect (f/m)Apply: Niepolomice, PL: Full time: Posted Today: JR113594## **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.