Category Manager

Position Overview:

This is a key role within the Global Procurement function driving a high-performance culture and setting the standard for Procurement Excellence. We are looking for a Category Manager who will bring a strategic and innovative Category Management approach to Convatec as we continue our transformation journey.

The Category Manager will be accountable for the end-to-end Global Category Management of a defined Category or Sub-Category within the Plastics & Metals group within Convatec Direct Procurement.

You will be lead the development of short, medium and long term strategic plans for the category that align to current and future customer/business needs.

This will include defining category strategy through to key stakeholder and supplier interaction that delivers optimal levels of cost management, resilience and continuous improvement.

• You will develop fully integrated and customer/business-aligned Category Strategy(s) for the Plastics & Metals category, including but not limited to Injection Moulding, Resins, Molds, Films, Metals assigned spend area(s) engaging with key stakeholder groups in doing this. This could be on a regional or global basis dependent on the category profile.
• You will manage critical relationships (stakeholder and supplier) to ensure that Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting these strategies.
• You will engage with key category stakeholders and suppliers to develop strategic plans, in order to deliver category strategy.
• You will be responsible for the implementation of the category plan to ensure that procurement activities deliver the expected value to the business.
• You will be accountable for delivering the contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of materials/products and/or services that support defined strategies.
• You will be accountable for the Source to Contract (S2C) process, including identification of opportunities, sourcing strategy (e.g. RFP or E-Auction), evaluation, recommendation, and award.
• You will be accountable through Supplier Relationship Management for ensuring that the supplier base supporting your category(s) is continually assessed and developed to meet changing business/customer demands. This will include identifying and driving continuous improvement/innovation initiatives that will generate value through increased supplier performance and/or capabilities.
• You will be responsible for ensuring ESG targets are met for the suppliers that fall within your category(s).
• Depending on complexity of categories being managed, you might be required to line manage a Strategic Buyer(s) to ensure timely implementation of category plans.

• Direct reports (where applicable);
• Strategic Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Interns

• Internal – Quality, Operations, Technology and Innovation (including Sustaining Engineering), Advanced Operations, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and others as required.
• External – Suppliers and other relevant external stakeholders

• Travel will be required with this role including to other Convatec manufacturing facilities and to supplier facilities as required. This could be domestic or international travel location dependent

• Speaking:
  Yes English*
• Writing/Reading:
  Yes English*

* additional languages as required or nice to have

• Hybrid - This role will be predominately remote however we are looking for someone local to the Lexington, MA office to come in approximately once a week.

• Flexibility outside of core working hours may be required at times.

• Educated to degree level / MCIPS to level 6 or equivalent
• 5 years+ working in a Strategic Procurement / Sourcing / Process Engineering / Continuous Improvement Environment

• 5 years + working within a Strategic Procurement/Sourcing environment, employing a formal category/sourcing management process.
• Previous experience obtained from working in the Injection Moulding Category with ability to engage technically with…