AMEI Category Manager
- Location India, New Delhi
- Experience 7+ yrs
- Job type Full-time
- Posted 5 Oct 2026
- Qualification Bachelor's
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Job description
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
The Category Manager (CM) is responsible for the sourcing strategy of equipment/materials/services in the specified category. Jointly with the Operations, the CM has the responsibility to prepare the Annual Sourcing Strategy/Plan, based on business objectives and the need to improve safety, quality, reliability, on-time Delivery, competitiveness or reduce risks related to product supply. CM is in charge of overseeing local category management and ensures central-local collaboration in Coordinated/Enforced categories.
The CM focuses on identifying and partnering « Best Class » suppliers, offering innovative technology solutions at a competitive price. CM is accountable for the supplier market analysis, besides their responsibilities to deploy the sourcing strategy on key categories, thus improving safety, quality, reliability, on-time delivery, competitiveness or reducing risks related to product supply. CM is expected to negotiate frame contracts for Hub suppliers and manage strategic relationships
He/She collaborates with the critical vendors to enhance transparency and integration, better (Quality) control of sub-vendors as well as competitiveness opportunities. Enhanced interaction will enable to decrease significantly our procurement costs through a Design-To-Cost approach, an adjustment of the scope of supply (with the vendors focusing on their core competencies) and a development of a new supply approach on sub-components such as motors etc. (e.g.: Technical, Price agreement).