Global Category Manager - Process Utilities

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The Global Category Manager – Process Utilities is responsible for developing, refining, and executing the global category strategy for high-purity utility systems and materials used across our manufacturing, semiconductor, and life sciences operations. This includes tubing, fittings, piping, valves, and engineered systems such as ultrapure water, chemical and exhaust gas handling packages. With a strong focus on supporting both manufacturing operations and high-tech EPC projects, the role will lead category management workshops, successful negotiations of global Master Framework Agreements with strategic suppliers, establish category foundations, and drive long-term value. The ideal candidate has proven experience in procuring high-purity materials and systems, with deep knowledge of technical requirements and supplier capabilities in cleanroom, regulated, or high-spec environments. A key focus of the role is leveraging the group’s global buying power to achieve cost efficiency, secure supply, and scale supplier partnerships. Close collaboration with engineering, operations, and project teams is critical to ensure alignment with both technical and commercial objectives.

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• Develop, refine, and execute the global process utilities category strategy to meet the needs of our manufacturing, semiconductor, and life sciences operations, supporting long-term value creation and establishing foundational category structures.
• Negotiate and implement global Master Framework Agreements with key strategic suppliers of high-purity utility systems and materials to ensure cost efficiency, technical compliance, and scalable, reliable supply.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for the global process utilities category across the Exyte Group, managing strategic supplier relationships to drive project delivery, innovation, schedule compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and project teams, including leading cross-functional category management workshops and stakeholder sessions to ensure category solutions align with technical specifications, cleanroom requirements, and operational performance standards.
• Leverage global buying power and market intelligence, standardizing UNSPSC coding classifications to structure and analyze spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, mitigate supply risks, and advance category maturity through data-driven decision-making and supplier performance management.

Show your expertise

• 10+ years’ experience in procurement/category management for process utilities and high-purity materials (e.g., tubing, fittings, valves, gas, UPW, chemicals), with solid exposure to large-scale, project-driven environments and broad portfolios within EPC or manufacturing settings.
• Extensive experience negotiating and managing global framework agreements with strategic suppliers, driving commercial value, supplier performance, and establishing long-term category foundations.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of process utility systems and materials, including relevant standards, cleanroom specifications, and compliance requirements in regulated or high-spec environments.
• Demonstrated success in building and executing procurement strategies that align with engineering, operational, and project delivery objectives across global business units.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, quality, and finance functions, and influence cross-functional decision-making.
• Experience with procurement systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba), leveraging data-driven insights to support supplier performance, risk mitigation, and strategic decision-making.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Process Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in procurement or supply chain management (e.g., CIPS, CPM, or equivalent) are strongly preferred.

Contact:

You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Abdul Rahman Kamarudin via E-Mail at [email protected].

Please note that we only consider applications submitted through our application portal. Applications sent via email will not be considered due to data protection regulations.