Category Manager (Manufacturing Operation)

Category Manager (Manufacturing Operation)

Join a diverse and inclusive work culture

Our differences make us unique and stronger. Every day, you will work with colleagues from different cultures. You will be challenged to see things in a new way and you will experience why differences are a strength. We actively support diversity and inclusion. And we work for equality, ensuring we all have an equal opportunity to make the most of our talents.

Department

You will be part of  Manufacturing Operation-India , Global Supply Chain, Cement who supports Capital and Service for Materials, Warehouse & Logistics. By joining this team, you will have the chance to work in an international environment involving different cultures and different challenges. This department works closely with both our internal and external customers to ensure FLSmidth equipment’s on time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Role

As Category manager, you will be required to develop “global as well as regional” reliable, cost effective and quality vendors in very important category of Fabrication to support the business. This effort will also lead to improvement in customer satisfaction via improved DIFOT and quality of the offerings.

Your Responsibilities

• Perform assigned analyses of market conditions and trends within the interest areas of FLSmidth as a basis for decision making
• Monitor the market and performs analyses of market conditions in order to contribute to the overall   cost efficiency of the procurement organization
• Secure the global spend management system is working and provides spend reporting to different parts of the procurement organization
• Give input to development of own area and shares bests practices to contribute to the development of global strategies
• Compile specific reports and performs calculations to support Procurement, Sales and Projects
• Lead projects around specialized area within global procurement to support deployment of global procurement strategy.

What you bring

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively manage a diverse team and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimize operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges and driving continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and credibility both internally and with external clients with strong customer service skills.
• Experience in dealing with international counterparts will be added advantage.
• Hands-on experience with ERP-systems
• Fair idea of basic commercial and financial understanding – desirable
• Good knowledge of P2P - Procure to Pay process flow - desirable.

Education Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in from a reputed university, preferably from the engineering domain.

Experience

At least 10/15 years’ experience in Category management, PLP , Procurement.

What we offer

• Competitive benefit package including Health Insurance, Personal Accident / Disability, Group Term Life Insurance, Annual health check-up, and voluntary insurance options.
• Time to recharge through 30 days PTO (with up to 10 days carry forward as Earned Leave stock)
• Financial support for continuing education.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities

We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.

As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

Deadline for application: 17-06-2024

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries – for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers