Overview

As Category Manager for Stamping, Machining, and Die Casting you lead the integral 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 / 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 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 (León)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 León