Global Category Manager - Flow, Electrical, and Instrumentation

Company Description

Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Water Tech brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

Global Category Leader - Flow, E&I In this REMOTE role, you must be based in EUROPE.

What is the purpose of the role?

The Global Category leader- Flow E&I will report into Global Category Management Team Leader. You will have circa an ~$80M spend portfolio and will be responsible for developing, validating and implementing the global Procurement strategy for sub-categories within the portfolio.

You will work with with Procurement Project/Product Leaders, Regional Category Leader, Technology, and Supply Chain Leaders.

What are the day to day duties?

Define a Global Category Strategy for assigned Categories that drives continuous improvement within the Category and benefits to the business

Develop/Manage Preferred Supplier Network and Strategic Suppliers

Define Contracting Strategy and lead Supplier Negotiations

Drive Cash Improvements across assigned Categories

Mitigate Risks to the business by driving a comprehensive strategy that builds a flexible supply chain and ensures continuity of supply

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