Category Manager - Chemicals

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We are seeking a Category Manager
- Performance Chemicals to join our Global Purchasing Organization.

Our supply chain management team creates bottom-line impact by driving cost management and operational benefits.  In this role, you will drive towards optimal conditions (cost, commercial, working capital, quality, delivery, resiliency, innovation, VAVE) for the business in the assigned categories within the Chemicals team by leveraging synergies across businesses and driving the “One Supply Chain” philosophy. Within our supply chain, the Category Manager leads the development and deployment of the category strategy for Performance Chemicals for the Electrical business globally.  

This position develops the long-term category strategy, aligns the strategies with the enterprise roadmap, and develops and utilizes deep category expertise to understand the end to end supply chain and manage the supply base to deliver maximum enterprise value.  The Category Manager is responsible for building and maintaining strong relations with stakeholders and manages resource deployment of supporting functions to achieve the objectives.  

Cross-functional collaboration is critical to success, as is the ability to solve supply continuity challenges.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

Location:

This role is open to candidates across multiple locations in Western Europe, with Dublin, Ireland and Budapest, Hungary being the primary hiring locations. The position offers a hybrid working model, combining office-based collaboration with flexible remote working options.

Travel:
Up to 25% regional travel required.

Flexible hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities:

Establish procurement strategies leveraging Eaton's enterprise spend to achieve key functional metrics, including Cost Out, Resiliency, Supply Continuity, and Working Capital improvements aligned with business profit plans.

Initiate, develop, and execute enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that drive cross-business synergies and maximize leverage across a streamlined network of global preferred suppliers.

Negotiate, manage, and strengthen strategic supplier contracts and relationships.

Establish, review, approve, monitor, and report compliance with category strategies and agreements in alignment with Eaton Supply Chain Management (SCM) objectives.

Lead category strategy development by identifying innovative business solutions, forecasting trends, and evaluating economic factors, market drivers, and risk exposure.

Advise business leaders on optimal sourcing strategies based on market intelligence, economic analysis, and category insights.

Present procurement opportunities, planning tools, methodologies, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership in support of SCM objectives and cost reduction initiatives.

Lead regional teams in achieving supply chain strategic and operational goals.

Identify and implement innovative solutions to business challenges through individual leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Benchmark procurement processes and drive the adoption of…