Global Category Manager – Indirect Procurement

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Morgan Advanced Materials

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1856

🏭 Manufacturing

🤝 B2B

Manufacturing • B2B

Morgan Advanced Materials is a UK-headquartered global manufacturer of advanced engineered materials and components. The company develops and supplies technical ceramics, performance carbon products, thermal solutions and brazing alloys to industrial and commercial customers, positioning itself as a B2B partner that helps solve difficult engineering and materials challenges. Morgan emphasizes sustainability, product stewardship and close alignment with key customers and channel partners, and operates multiple business units focused on materials technology and manufacturing.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute global category strategies aligned to business goals • Build and implement supplier relationship management strategies for key suppliers • Deliver global and multi-regional sourcing programmes from strategy through implementation • Drive cost reduction, value creation and continuous improvement initiatives • Partner with senior stakeholders to challenge demand, influence specifications and improve commercial outcomes • Manage supplier, commercial and operational risks across the category portfolio • Lead cross-functional sourcing and category teams across multiple regions • Negotiate complex global agreements and supplier partnerships • Promote procurement best practice and support wider procurement transformation initiatives • Support capability development, integration projects and other strategic business activities • Lead and develop direct reports where applicable • Report into the Head of Indirect Procurement, initially reporting to the Procurement Project Lead • Manage global and multi-regional category strategies across spend portfolios ranging from £40m to £80m

🎯 Requirements

• 8-10+ years' experience in strategic sourcing, category management and supplier relationship management • Proven success managing significant indirect spend within complex global organisations • Experience leading large-scale sourcing, transformation or change programmes • Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills • Advanced stakeholder management experience across matrix organisations • Experience influencing senior leaders and driving change across multiple regions • Strong analytical skills and a solutions-focused mindset • Familiarity with procurement systems, spend analytics, eSourcing and contract management tools • Exposure to AI-enabled procurement tools would be an advantage • IT & Professional Services: Several years' experience managing global IT and professional services categories; experience operating across large, geographically dispersed organisations; ability to partner closely with corporate and head office stakeholders • Logistics & Packaging: Extensive category management experience across logistics spend; strong knowledge of freight operations including road, air, sea, warehousing, customs and 3PL/4PL providers; packaging category experience would be advantageous; ideally based in Eastern North America, although other locations will be considered • Utilities, Travel & Fleet: Significant utilities category management experience across both European and North American markets; experience managing energy procurement, utilities contracts and associated risk strategies; knowledge of travel and fleet categories would be advantageous

🏖️ Benefits

• The opportunity to help shape a growing global procurement function • Exposure to complex international sourcing and supplier management challenges • A highly visible role with influence across the organisation • Genuine scope to create impact and drive long-term change • Future leadership and progression opportunities within procurement • Flexible location across the UK, Europe or North America depending on category focus