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Senior Category Management - Raw Materials

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Senior Category Manager – Raw Materials & Mechanical


Join our client's Group Strategic Procurement team to develop and lead commodity strategies for raw materials and mechanical parts. Focus on cost savings, supply chain resilience, and innovation in a regulated industry. Ideal for experienced procurement leaders from aerospace, defense, or automotive.


Key Responsibilities

  • Strategy Development : Build plans for steel, aluminum, titanium, composites, powders, fasteners, forgings, and plastics to achieve cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and value creation.
  • Sourcing and Supplier Management : Lead rationalization, make-vs-buy analysis, long-term agreements, and risk mitigation like VMI and dual-sourcing.
  • Value and Innovation : Optimize material use, reduce waste, negotiate contracts, and implement innovations for prototype and production supply.
  • Collaboration : Work with Engineering, Production, and Program Management to align procurement with business needs.


Key Requirements

  • Market Analysis : Monitor global markets, supply bases, and trends to guide strategies.
  • Supplier Negotiations : Handle Design & Build, Build-to-Print, and COTS contracts; build KPI-based partnerships with localization and sustainability focus.
  • Risk Management : Address risks in critical materials and chemicals.
  • Stakeholder Engagement : Advise on procurement strategy and build internal relationships.


Candidate Profile


Experience (10–15 Years)

  • Procurement or commodity management in regulated industries (aerospace, defense, or automotive preferred).
  • Expertise in specified raw materials and components.
  • Track record of cost savings/avoidance, supplier improvements via VMI, e-auctions, and contracts.


Education

  • Required: Engineering degree.
  • Preferred: CIPS membership.


Skills

  • Strong commercial and analytical skills with global negotiation experience.
  • Leadership to work independently and in teams.
  • Knowledge of contracts, compliance, and regulated supply chains.

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