Category Manager - Indirect Procurement

Overview

Global Category Manager

Indirect Materials & Services

Location: Poland or UK

Staff Role

About the role

Morgan is strengthening its global indirect procurement capability and is seeking an experienced Global Category Manager – Indirect Materials & Services to shape and deliver category strategies at scale.

This role will lead global and multi‑regional sourcing initiatives, partner closely with senior stakeholders, and drive sustainable value through strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management (SRM), and demand interventions. You will play a key role in improving total cost of ownership (TCO), managing risk, and embedding best‑practice category management across the group.

Reporting to: Head of Indirect Procurement (interim reporting to Procurement Project Lead)Team: 0–3 direct reports; leadership influence across 10–50 indirect stakeholdersSpend responsibility: £40–£80m (indirect)

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

We help our customers push the limits of their processes and products to meet the demanding requirements they face, from higher process temperatures to higher product performance to increasing miniaturisation.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 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.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of global category strategies aligned to business needs and financial objectives
• Define and implement SRM strategies for strategic and critical suppliers, driving performance, innovation, and resilience
• Deliver global and multi‑regional sourcing projects, ensuring contracts, specifications, and demand levers are fully implemented and adhered to
• Proactively identify and manage supply, commercial, and project risks
• Establish and lead cross‑functional category and sourcing teams, maximising return on investment from sourcing activity
• Embed and promote procurement best practice across regions and business units
• Maintain accurate and compliant category and supplier records
• Contribute to wider procurement and business initiatives, including capability development and post‑acquisition integration
• Where appropriate, lead and develop direct reports

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• 8–10+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and SRM within complex, global environments
• Proven track record of delivering savings and value across large indirect spend categories
• Strong experience in global and multi‑regional negotiations
• Advanced stakeholder engagement and change management capability
• Comfortable operating in matrix organisations with multiple senior stakeholders
• Analytical, commercially astute, and able to think laterally
• Experience leading large‑scale sourcing or transformation projects
• Working knowledge of procurement systems and tools (spend analytics, eSourcing, contract management), with exposure to AI in procurement an advantage

Why join Morgan?

• Opportunity to shape a new and evolving global procurement function
• High‑impact role with visibility across the organisation
• Exposure to complex, international sourcing challenges
• Strong platform for future leadership progression within procurement

Morgan Advanced Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Ind-1

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities
- Lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of global category strategies aligned to business needs and financial objectives
- Define and implement SRM strategies for strategic and critical suppliers, driving performance, innovation, and resilience
- Deliver global and multi‑regional sourcing projects, ensuring contracts, specifications, and demand levers are fully implemented and adhered to
- Proactively identify and manage supply, commercial, and project risks
- Establish and lead cross‑functional category and sourcing teams, maximising return on investment from sourcing activity
- Embed and promote procurement best practice across regions and business units
- Maintain accurate and compliant category and supplier records
- Contribute to wider procurement and business initiatives, including capability development and post‑acquisition integration
- Where appropriate, lead and develop direct reports