Sourcing Category Manager - Electronic components

Are you an experienced procurement professional looking for a challenging Interim Management assignment? This Sourcing Category Manager (Electrical Components) role offers the opportunity to take on a strategic procurement leadership position, shape category strategy, strengthen supplier performance and drive value creation within a technologically advanced industrial environment based in Braine-l’Alleud.

Your responsibilities as a Sourcing Category Manager (Electrical Components) :

• Define and implement the long-term strategy and roadmap for the category.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities and key supplier negotiations.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships to improve performance, innovation and cost efficiency.
• Lead and support a team of sourcing professionals, promoting collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive cost savings and value creation while ensuring supply continuity and sustainability objectives.

Your profile :

• You hold a Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field.
• You have at least 10 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or category management within an industrial environment.
• You bring at least 3 years of team leadership or people management experience.
• You have a strong track record in category strategy and cost optimisation, ideally with direct material categories.
• You demonstrate excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• You are fluent in English and can communicate professionally in French.
• You are comfortable working with procurement systems, ideally SAP MM.

The offer :

• The opportunity to shape and lead the strategy of a key procurement category within an advanced industrial environment.
• A high-impact Interim Management assignment combining strategic responsibility, supplier management and team leadership.
• The opportunity to contribute to cost optimisation, operational performance and innovation in a global, technology-driven setting.

Ready to take on a strategic procurement challenge where your expertise can make a tangible impact? This Sourcing Category Manager (Electrical Components) assignment offers the opportunity to leverage your procurement expertise, leadership skills and strategic mindset in a high-visibility Interim Management role based in Braine-l’Alleud.

Robert Walters Belgium is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.