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Category Manager - Piping

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Are you experienced in piping procurement and can you manage key vendors and develop category strategies in the energy sector?

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We are looking for a Category Manager - Piping to develop and implement strategies for sourcing and managing key piping vendors to ensure project efficiency, cost savings, and long-term vendor relationships.

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Tasks & responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement category strategy to enhance competitiveness and support business development.
  • Collaborate with technical stakeholders to leverage technical expertise and market knowledge.
  • Assess and evaluate key vendors' capabilities, manufacturing processes, and execution models.
  • Manage strategically important vendors and source key equipment efficiently on a global scale.
  • Ensure projects and operations benefit from procurement strategies through proper implementation.
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with strategic vendors for continuous performance improvement.
  • Define future technological requirements for the category in collaboration with Group Engineering and Group Technology.
  • Conduct market analysis to align strategy with future project requirements.
  • Lead preparation and finalisation of deliverables such as Approved Vendor List, Framework Agreements, and Spend Analysis.
  • Set category performance objectives and translate them into vendor management and strategic sourcing goals.
  • Lead vendor qualification activities for strategic vendors in the category.
  • Support Project Procurement Strategy (PPS) definition and implementation.
  • Assist in vendor negotiations for key packages and services.
  • Capture and share best practices and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
  • Draft Quality Control Plans (QCP) for category-related equipment.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and focal point for key stakeholders on category-related issues.
  • Monitor and report Supply Chain (SC) Key Performance Indicators for the category.
  • Act as the single point of contact for vendor communication.
  • Enhance vendor relationships to achieve greater value and monitor their load level, capacity, and investment plans.
  • Identify and manage risks and opportunities related to vendors.
  • Support Project & Operations teams in resolving vendor relationship issues.

Requirements Category Manager - Piping

  • 15 years of experience in piping procurement roles within EPCI companies or as a Sales Engineer/Project Manager at vendors.
  • Expertise in Piping.
  • Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
  • Thorough understanding of O&G Technical Standards for critical steel grades.
  • Extensive knowledge of European and Chinese Markets.
  • Experience in construction sites or manufacturing plants (preferred)

Region

NL South-Holland

Publication date

28.09.2024

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