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 global 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 / Ventajas 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 executive presentation skills ~ Proven leadership in matrix and cross-functional environments ~ Advanced digital and AI proficiency including GenAI, analytics, automation in procurement ~ Passion for innovation, customer focus, and end-to-end supply chain perspective ~ Adaptability, learning agility, and resilience ~ Structured, results-oriented execution attitude ~ Negotiation ~ Stakeholder management ~ Cross-functional collaboration ~ Market intelligence ~ Cost analysis ~ Risk management

📌 Global ETO Category Manager, Stamping, Machining & Die Casting (Murcia)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Murcia