Overview
In this role you will develop and execute a global category strategy to deliver best-in-class SQDC results. You will guide regional teams and ensure policy adherence while leveraging data to drive decisions. You’ll lead a globally dispersed sourcing team, cultivate supplier partnerships, and implement cost-improvement initiatives. This position offers influence across functions and businesses to optimize supply, quality, and delivery, contributing to broader procurement excellence.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a global category strategy to achieve SQDC targets
- Provide guidelines for regional execution of non-global category needs
- Develop tools and guidance for sub-category or specific supply chain strategies
- Identify opportunities and suppliers delivering advantages in price, quality, delivery, and total cost
- Define supplier strategies and long-term partnerships; drive local content where required
- Collaborate with technology, engineering, sales, operations and projects to capture key requirements
- Advance cost-improvement strategies and targets for TFMC businesses/products
- Lead quarterly performance reporting against strategies and goals
- Lead supplier improvement initiatives including cost reductions and quality/delivery reliability improvements
- Manage a globally dispersed Category Team of Sourcing resources
- Interacts with Global Sourcing, Procurement Organization and Global Business Units
- Oversee cross-functional collaboration across Quality, Finance, Operations, PM and Engineering
- Engage with multiple supplier functions to address Critical to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Process and Performance
Key requirements
- Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering or relevant subject
- Long-term work experience with supervisory/management experience
- Industry knowledge from Oil and Gas equipment and services preferred
- Ability to develop, improve and implement processes, policies and procedures
- Ability to troubleshoot and implement strategic plans for new concepts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Expert knowledge in at least one functional area and broad knowledge of related functions
- leadership
- strong communication
- strategic thinking
- category management
- supplier development
- cost reduction
Manager, Category employer: TechnipFMC
TechnipFMC is an excellent employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture in Noida, India, where employees are encouraged to grow and develop their skills in a global finance environment. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and process improvement, the company offers meaningful opportunities for career advancement while providing competitive benefits and a supportive atmosphere that values diversity and innovation.
