Category Manager - Rotating Equipment NL

Category Manager - Rotating Equipment

Req  | Job Family:
Category Management |

Location:

Rotterdam Office, NL

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition.

- shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high‑availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower‑carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

• As a Category Manager, you are responsible for the development of the Category strategy with a view to increasing competitiveness and actively participating to business and product development.

• You act as main point of contact for suppliers and serve as a recognised supply‑chain expert for the category by internal stakeholders.
• You lead a team of Category Buyers.
• You conduct market analysis in collaboration with category buyers and other discipline stakeholders to finalize the strategy to meet future project requirements.
• You understand and incorporate product lines and operations requirements.
• During tendering phase, you define dedicated project procurement strategy related to the category.
• During execution and/or operate phase, you ensure that the defined strategy is implemented.
• You provide support to project & operations teams when the relationship with the supplier is at risk (e.g., dispute & claims resolution, manufacturing performance, slot allocation).
• You define and deliver long‑term strategy based on TCO, pre‑agreements (MoU), approved vendor list (AVL) including local content needs, contracting plan, spend analysis and other as required by internal stakeholders.
• You define supplier qualification plan and monitor its implementation category.
• You provide direct support to the negotiation with vendors for key packages/services, with accurate and updated benchmark and cost breakdowns.
• You ensure that lessons learned are captured, formalised, shared and implemented for continuous improvement. You identify and report risks & opportunities related to the vendor and market (e.g., mergers & acquisitions).
• You define the vendor relationship strategy, engage and mobilise the vendor to get the most out of the relationship.
• You support the implementation of novelty or innovation company roadmap by mitigating the risks, based on close collaboration with group engineering and group technology.
• You define category performance objectives based on global strategy and translate them into category‑specific KPIs. You measure, monitor and report KPIs as required.

• Master's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.

• Previous experience in procurement or supply‑chain management within the oil and gas industry.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis and market research.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving and project‑management skills.
• Market expert for the targeted products.
• Expertise in manufacturing process execution and subcontracting model.
• Strong technical understanding for targeted product and expertise in O&G rules and standard.
• Commercial and contractual acumen.
• Expertise in total cost of ownership methodology.

• Commercial
• Analytics and reporting
• SBM product knowledge
• Business acumen
• Third‑party relation management
• Strategic sourcing and vendor management
• Contract management
• Negotiation
• Product costing
• Risk management

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.