Hybrid Head of Category Management – Strategic Sourcing

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About the role

  • Leading strategic sourcing for Carrier Climate Solutions across Europe, managing $1.5bn yearly spend. Seeking an influential leader with strong skills in complex environments to guide a team of 20.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a globally aligned category strategy and long-range plan within the region
  • Deliver category targets across cost, quality, delivery, and supplier performance
  • Align with cross-functional stakeholders (R&D, Product Lines, Quality, Operations)
  • Drive end-to-end supplier management and development
  • Secure contractual requirements and run continuous, data-driven negotiations
  • Identify and mitigate supply risk by building resiliency
  • Integrate ESG requirements into sourcing decisions
  • Champion e-sourcing, e-auctions, analytics, dashboards, and leverage cost models
  • Ensure early supplier involvement and guide NPI/NPD sourcing
  • Provide functional and disciplinary leadership and grow the team

Requirements

  • Master's degree within engineering, business or an equivalent field
  • 15+ years leadership experience in comparable roles
  • Strong communication skills and ability to lead by influence
  • Change-management & transformation leadership skills
  • Experience in executive stakeholder management
  • Ability to navigate in a complexity driven environment with an entrepreneurial mindset, strategic thinking, and financial acumen
  • Passion for industry and technical matters

Benefits

  • Enjoy your best years with our retirement savings plan
  • Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance
  • An influential leadership role where your work drives organisational impact and is critical to business success
  • Bonus scheme
  • Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
  • Achieve your personal goals with our Employee Assistance Programme

Job title

Head of Category Management – Strategic Sourcing

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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