Global Category Manager

Global Category Manager 

Location: Flexible across EMEA |  Department: Procurement |  Full-Time 

Are you a strategic procurement expert with a passion for creating value across global supply chains? Do you thrive in multinational, cross-functional environments and know your way around logistics, MRO, and indirect categories? If so, we want to hear from you! 

We're looking for a Global Category Manager to join our Performance Carbon Global Business Unit. In this key role, you'll lead our global sourcing strategy for a wide range of indirect categories — including logistics, packaging, PPE, facilities, and large Capex — working closely with senior stakeholders across EMEAI, the Americas, and Asia.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing strategies for key indirect categories 

• Negotiate global contracts and manage supplier performance 

• Deliver cost savings and ESG-focused procurement outcomes 

• Manage indirect spend across multiple sites

• Collaborate with stakeholders across supply chain, HSE, finance & operations 

• Drive continuous improvement and implement category best practices 

• Optimize global logistics, including freight, packaging, and warehouse layouts 

What you'll bring:

• Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business or equivalent experience 

• Proven indirect procurement experience in a multinational manufacturing environment 

• Strong track record in logistics and supplier management 

• Strategic sourcing expertise and contract negotiation skills 

• Confident communicator and relationship builder across cultures and functions 

• Comfortable influencing, questioning the status quo, and driving change 

• Fluent in English (additional languages are a plus!) 

Why join us?

Morgan Advanced Materials is a global leader in materials science and engineering. Our Thermal Ceramics business helps make energy systems, industrial processes, and transportation more efficient and sustainable. You’ll be part of a collaborative team with the freedom to make an impact – working across borders, business units, and ideas.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. If you’re excited by this role but don’t meet every single requirement – we’d still love to hear from you. We value ambition, innovation, and integrity in all we do.

At Morgan Advanced Materials, our rich history and dedication to innovation define who we are. Since our establishment in the UK in 1856, we have expanded globally, now operating across 70 sites in 18 countries. Our goal is to create a more sustainable world and enhance quality of life. We actively pursue this purpose through the development and production of advanced materials. 

Within our business unit, we specialise in innovating cutting-edge carbon, graphite, and carbide products that deliver outstanding performance. We use our expertise to tackle complex challenges across many diverse industries to provide effective solutions for our valued customers. 

Our products are shaping a better future; from enabling electric cars to charge faster and drive longer distances to maximising the operational efficiency of wind turbines. We are proud to help generate power for billions of people, deliver water to drought-stricken regions, improve the efficiency of industrial pumps, and protect lives both on the land and in the air. 

Key Figures: Revenue £1,114.7m (2023), ~8,500 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

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