This is a key role to lead and define global ownership of a direct materials subcategory, driving strategy, supplier excellence, and long-term value. This is a high impact role where you’ll shape the 3 year category roadmap, lead global negotiations, and deliver regional projects that strengthen supply resilience and performance.
Report to the Global Head of Category Management, you will lead global strategy for your subcategory, including supplier segmentation, risk management, and cost/value optimization. Manage strategic supplier relationships worldwide, delivering measurable improvements in OTD, PPM and capacity. Drive global execution of category projects such as localisation, dual-sourcing, and VA/VE programmers. Execute sourcing strategy — RFx, long-term agreements, cost models, and TCO improvement. Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations and Finance to ensure supply continuity and qualification.
In this role you will bring your experience in procurement/category management within direct materials. Strong commercial acumen, negotiation capability, and supplier development experience. Your ability to influence at all levels and balance global strategy with regional execution. Strong analytical skills and experience with ERP/sourcing tools.
This role would suit a determined problem-solver, who can lead a defined direct materials sub‑category globally and ensuring delivery of all category projects and supplier management regionally. Provide strong leadership to ensure cross functional collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance.
Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow of liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.
Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.
Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.
Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market success. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.
Rotork is a FTSE-250 global leader in mission-critical flow control and instrumentation solutions, trusted by the world’s most essential industries - including oil & gas, water & wastewater, power generation, chemical processing, and industrial manufacturing.
With over 3,500 skilled employees, 18 strategically located assembly facilities, and a presence in more than 170 countries, Rotork delivers precision -engineered products and expert support wherever our customers operate. From our headquarters in Bath, UK, we coordinate a global network that ensures fast, reliable access to our solutions and services - no matter the location.
Our technologies help customers control and monitor the flow of liquids, gases, and other materials in the most demanding environments. But we don’t stop at delivery. We support our products for life - with comprehensive maintenance, repair, and upgrade services designed to maximise performance, safety, and sustainability across the entire lifecycle of a plant.
At Rotork, we’re driven by innovation, backed by decades of engineering excellence, and committed to helping industries operate more efficiently and responsibly. Whether enabling cleaner energy, safer water systems, or smarter industrial processes, our mission remains the same:
Rotork – Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
