Global Category Manager CAPEX

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Global Category Manager CAPEX & CAPEX-Related Services

Location: Zaventem, BE

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About the role:

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Join Etex as Global Category Manager CAPEX & CAPEX-Related Services and play a leading role in Buying Better Together, Etex's global Procurement transformation programme.
Buying Better Together is transforming Procurement at Etex into a globally connected function that creates value through category excellence, strategic supplier partnerships, digital capabilities and disciplined execution. As part of this journey, you will help build a future-fit Procurement organisation that delivers sustainable value, strengthens competitiveness and enables growth across our global manufacturing footprint.This role provides end-to-end category leadership across CAPEX and CAPEX-related services, spanning investment planning, category strategy, sourcing, contracting, supplier management, governance, risk management, sustainability and benefits realisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, execute, and continuously improve the global CAPEX and CAPEX-related services category strategy and roadmap.
• Lead change and adoption as part of the Buying Better Together program.
• Support implementation of the future Procurement operating model and governance framework.
• Establish category governance, decision rights and accountability across divisions and countries.
• Drive benefits realization and Finance-validated value delivery.
• Strengthen strategic supplier relationship management, innovation and executive engagement.
• Leverage SAP, Ariba, Power BI and AI-enabled Procurement tools to improve transparency and category performance.
• Translate business, engineering, and operational priorities into sourcing strategies, supplier frameworks, and contracting models.
• Ensure early Procurement involvement in investment planning, project pipelines, and key sourcing decisions.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-divisional category teams to align requirements, challenge demand, and drive implementation.
• Build and manage a value-creation pipeline delivering savings, cost avoidance, CAPEX efficiency, and productivity benefits.
• Lead complex global sourcing initiatives, supplier selection processes, and high-value commercial negotiations.
• Apply total cost of ownership principles, demand management, standardization, and best-cost-country sourcing strategies.
• Establish and govern Procurement requirements, contracting standards, and commercial controls throughout major CAPEX projects.
• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships, performance programs, innovation initiatives, and risk mitigation plans.
• Lead, coach, and develop the central category team while providing functional leadership to regional and local Procurement teams.
  

Key Requirements:

• Significant experience in Procurement, category management, or strategic sourcing, with strong exposure to CAPEX, engineering, construction, or CAPEX-related services.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing global category strategies across multiple countries or business units.
• Demonstrated success leading complex sourcing programmes and high-value commercial negotiations.
• Advanced expertise in CAPEX Procurement, contracting models, commercial risk management, and project execution.
• Proven experience driving CAPEX efficiency through best-cost-country sourcing, specification challenge, standardisation, and supplier optimisation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and senior business leaders.
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence stakeholders within an international matrix organisation.
• Advanced knowledge of total cost of ownership (TCO), financial value tracking, and benefits realisation.
• Strong supplier performance, supplier relationship, and risk management capabilities.
• Advanced strategic sourcing, commercial judgement, and negotiation skills, combined with a results-driven and accountable leadership approach.

Why Join Us:

• Etex's strong purpose 'Bui