The Global Category Manager will develop and execute the global category strategy for mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), diesel and gas mobile generators, and associated technologies on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role ensures alignment with business, product, and sustainability objectives while driving procurement value and supplier performance.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute a global category strategy across mobile power generation and energy storage technologies, ensuring alignment with business, product and sustainability objectives.
- Lead direct and indirect procurement activities for the category, including supplier selection, approval and onboarding to support both existing products and new product introductions.
- Drive procurement savings and value creation through supplier rationalisation, pricing strategies, cost control initiatives and structured sourcing programmes.
- Undertake detailed spend, consumption and market analysis across assigned categories to identify cost-saving opportunities, supply risks and optimisation levers.
- Partner closely with Engineering / Product Management (at global and regional level) to support new product implementation, ensuring suppliers are technically capable, scalable and aligned to product roadmaps.
- Lead and deliver sustainable cost reduction initiatives with key global suppliers, balancing cost, quality, innovation and security of supply.
- Ensure full contractual, commercial and legal compliance, holding suppliers accountable to agreed terms and performance standards.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in category management or strategic procurement within the energy sector, power generation or renewable energy.
- A technical background or strong technical understanding, ideally gained through engineering, technical procurement, or working closely with product and engineering teams.
- A strong track record of delivering measurable, sustainable procurement savings and supplier-led value creation at a global or multi-region level.
- Experience leading supplier rationalisation, consolidation and strategic sourcing initiatives within complex supply chains.
- Confidence working with and influencing senior stakeholders, balancing technical, commercial and operational requirements.
- Strong analytical capability, with experience in spend analysis, market assessment and lifecycle cost modelling.
Benefits & Compensation
- 30 vacation days for a balanced work-life
- Annual bonus in addition to salary
- Company pension scheme with a 9% employer contribution
- Exclusive employee discounts and referral bonuses
- A dynamic, international environment with real development opportunities
Work Mode
Global role with no location restrictions.
Team & Environment
This role operates within a culture that is can-do, positive, resilient, and persistent. We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, respect individual skills and experiences, and encourage authenticity at work.
We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers. We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
