Category Manager Senior

Company Overview:

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. The Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that deliver sustainable value, cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and supplier performance improvement across assigned spend categories. This role combines strategic sourcing, market intelligence, stakeholder engagement, and performance analytics to ensure alignment with business objectives and long‑term growth.

The successful candidate will act as the commercial owner of their categories, driving value beyond price through innovation, resilience, and total cost of ownership.

Lead strategic sourcing activities including RFPs, negotiations, supplier selection, and contract implementation.

Together with Supplier Managers, support the management of supplier relationships, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Partner closely with internal stakeholders (Business Units, Procurement, Quality and Supplier Management) to align category plans with business needs.

Drive contract compliance negotiations and implementation, ensuring value realisation from negotiated agreements.

Monitor and report category KPIs including cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance, risk exposure, and service levels.

Support transformation initiatives such as digital procurement tools, supplier rationalisation, or ESG objectives.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

• 5+ years’ experience in category management, strategic sourcing or products management, engineering or sales in electrical industries, sealing or valves companies
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actions.
• Experience working with ERP systems and spend analytics tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Power BI).
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Negotiation and contract management
• ‑Risk management and supply market analysis
• Project management and prioritisation
• Clear communication and executive‑level presentation skills
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken

With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access flowservecareers.