Category Manager (Manufacturing Operation)

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.

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.

Skills:-

• 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.

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

FLSmidth provides sustainable productivity to the global mining and cement industries. We deliver market-leading engineering, equipment and service solutions that enable our customers to improve performance, drive down costs and reduce environmental impact. Our operations span the globe and we are close to 10,117 employees, present in more than 60 countries. In 2021, FLSmidth generated revenue of DKK 17.6 billion. Mission Zero is our sustainability ambition towards zero emissions in mining and cement by 2030.www.flsmidth.com/MissionZeroz