Category Manager Brass/Copper

- Stuur je CV - - Client Our client is part of a publicly traded group of companies with 6 divisions, counting more than 14.000 employees, a turnover of more than € 3 billion and activities in more than 135 countries. The division concerned develops and supplies components and systems for HVAC and sanitary applications in buildings. It counts 13 factories in NL, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Poland and the US, has appr. 1.750 employees and a turnover of more than € 600 mio. Its head office is located in Almere. Procurement The division's CPO started in his position in Q1 2025. He now has direct responsibility for all procurement for the locations in NL, Germany, Italy, France and for the procurement office in China, a total spend of € 180 mio. It is foreseen that his responsibility will soon come to include the locations in UK, US and Poland, in which case total spend under his control will grow to € 210 mio. His team counts the following positions: - Sr. category manager Steel/Iron - spend of € 38 mio.;; 86 suppliers - Category manager Brass/Copper (vacancy) - spend of € 62 mio.;; 146 suppliers - Category manager Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Fasteners & Packaging (vacancy) - spend of € 20 mio.;; 187 suppliers - Category manager Plastics, Rubber, Foam - spend of € 39 mio.;; 140 suppliers - Local buyers: 3x in Germany, 2x in France, 1x in Italy, 1x in NL and 2x in China - Procurement analyst - Cost engineer In addition there is a spend of € 11 mio. and 99 suppliers in Capex and MRO and of € 9 mio. with 657 suppliers in the category "other". As of start of the category managers in their new position, procurement for their categories will become centralized. Operational procurement is positioned within Supply chain. There is a migration planned to implement one ERP system (SAP) in all factories, as several different ERP systems are used at the moment. Your category embraces: brass, copper, bronze as raw material plus f...