Overview
As Category Manager for Stamping, Machining, and Die Casting you lead the global ETO procurement strategy for a €160M portfolio, spanning Europe and international plants. You shape category strategy, align regional priorities with integral COE, and drive supplier resilience, negotiations, and long-term capability. You partner with cross-functional teams to secure supply security, cost competitiveness, and growth. This role offers high-impact, strategic leadership in a fast-growing, engineering-to-order environment.
Compensaciones / Beneficios annual bonus
company car
health care
pension fund contribution
Medicover package
WESOP (share option)
Responsabilidades Build 3–5 year category strategy and APOP deployment
Define category strategies aligned with plant, product, local and global requirements
Conduct demand and risk assessments to anticipate capacity and supplier readiness
Coordinate cross-functional strategy execution across G ETO plants
Lead critical supplier escalations and ensure timely resolutions
Lead negotiations for MSAs, capacity agreements,



and long-term commitments
Drive supplier engagement through SRM and executive reviews
Drive YoY productivity via negotiation, supplier changes, QVE and better payment terms
Oversee SBO projects to balance strategic partners, challengers and local players
Coordinate sustainability initiatives and ensure supplier compliance with policies
Requisitos principales Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business or related field
10+ years in strategic procurement and category management in a complex industrial/ETO environment
Ability to define and execute short- and long-term category and supplier strategies
Strong business acumen to drive growth, competitiveness, and profitability
Analytical mindset with expertise in market intelligence, cost analysis, risk management, data-driven decisions
Strong negotiation and influencing skills across organizational levels
Excellent communication and executi

📌 Global ETO Category Manager, Stamping, Machining (Toledo)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Toledo