Global Category Lead - Automation & Fitout(m/w/x)

Requirements

• Extensive experience in large-scale CAPEX sourcing projects (Automation, Fit-Out, or complex engineering)
• Ability to craft strategies beyond procurement for business results
• Advanced commercial contracting and high-stakes negotiation skills
• Ability to build rapport, influence, and challenge status quo
• Solution-oriented mindset, quick reaction to change, effectiveness in uncertainty
• Experience managing direct reports and leading global cross-functional relationships

Tasks

• Develop and execute category strategies
• Ensure project value, schedule, and compliance
• Serve as commercial escalation point
• Drive supplier performance
• Mitigate category risks
• Promote framework adoption across projects
• Translate and consolidate business needs into category priorities
• Nurture stakeholder relationships
• Develop and execute documented category strategies
• Refresh category strategies annually
• Align objectives and priorities with stakeholders
• Partner on cost reduction strategies
• Implement supply strategy plans
• Participate in sourcing decisions
• Select suppliers within approved models
• Execute commercial aspects during projects
• Challenge traditional spending behaviors
• Challenge product over-specification
• Enable productivity and efficiency improvements
• Lead supplier relationship management and development
• Maximize supplier relationship value
• Drive supplier performance, compliance, and accountability
• Manage supplier-related issue escalation
• Intervene and align stakeholders to resolve issues
• Manage issue escalation with claims managers
• Prevent and mitigate claims
• Ensure master agreement alignment
• Develop supply risk management strategies
• Develop and implement risk mitigation plans
• Maintain an up-to-date risk register
• Maintain mitigation playbooks
• Collaborate with Project Procurement colleagues
• Translate category strategies into project plans
• Ensure correct framework call-offs
• Apply commercial terms consistently
• Plan, lead, and execute commercial negotiations
• Manage supply agreement contracting
• Handle amendments and project call-offs
• Report monthly savings
• Maintain the project savings pipeline
• Report category management and SRM progress
• Maintain the Procurement tracking tool

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