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Consultant - International Industrial Procurement & Category Management

  • Full Time
  • Hybrid - Bengaluru
  • 12 months
  • Project posted on: 26/08/2026
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Consultant - International Industrial Procurement & Category Management

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • Procurement Spend Analysis
  • Indirect Procurement

Hybrid - Bengaluru

Full Time

12 months

 26/08/2026

Assignment Details

Our client, a Leading Global Specialist in Energy Management and Automation, is seeking a skilled International Industrial Procurement & Category Management Expert to lead the Industrial Means (E5) and Industrial Supplies (E6) categories across the international region.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead Industrial Means (E5) and Industrial Supplies (E6) category strategy across the International region, managing approximately €60M annual spend. 
  • Develop and implement global and cross-regional procurement strategies in collaboration with Regional Procurement, Supply Chain and Business Units. 
  • Manage strategic supplier relationships, drive supplier consolidation, and expand preferred supplier coverage across categories. 
  • Negotiate multi-year commercial frameworks covering pricing, volume discounts, service rates, lead times, spare parts and warranty terms. 
  • Drive cost savings, cost avoidance and productivity improvements through sourcing initiatives, benchmarking and specification optimization. 
  • Challenge consumption, specifications and over-engineering to identify opportunities for cost and demand optimization. 
  • Develop alternative and regional sourcing models, including Asia-for-Global sourcing for MRO and PPE categories. 
  • Provide Regional Procurement teams with category strategies, benchmarks, supplier intelligence, should-cost models and negotiation playbooks. 
  • Partner with Procurement Operations and Global Procurement Services to improve procurement efficiency and implement catalogues and procurement programs. 
  • Act as a key stakeholder SPOC for high-stakes sites, plants and organizations, ensuring effective deployment of procurement strategies. 

Skills Required

Key Skills:

  • 10+ years of procurement experience
  • Strong category management experience
  • Indirect procurement exposure
  • Industrial/MRO/engineering procurement experience
  • Experience managing significant spend
  • International/global or multi-country procurement exposure
  • Strong supplier negotiation experience
  • Strategic sourcing experience
  • Stakeholder management with plants/business units
  • Project management / project sponsorship experience
  • Leadership maturity and a digital mindset.

About the Client

A leading global specialist in energy management and automation

Industry

Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Experience Required:

10+ years

Additional Skills:

  • Industrial Procurement
  • Industrial Supplies
  • International Procurement
  • Global Procurement
  • Manufacturing Procurement
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Indirect Procurement
  • CAPEX/OPEX
  • Category Management

No of open positions:

1

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