Category Procurement Manager – Direct Materials (Injection Molding)

About the role

Our Direct Materials (DIM) Procurement team is searching for a Category Leader to take ownership of the Cans & Lids Packaging category. You will define roadmaps while ensuring regional and global execution, bridging strategic management and operational execution through daily interactions with colleagues and global vendors while overseeing contract and capacity management.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies using expertise in thermoplastic resins, injection moulding, and tooling.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contract management to achieve quality, cost, and service excellence.
• Build strategic supplier partnerships and drive value engineering, should‑costing, and productivity initiatives.
• Ensure material quality, regulatory compliance, and supply continuity across the category.
• Optimise manufacturing and supply‑chain performance through process improvement and innovation.
• Manage contracts, pricing, tooling investments, and supplier performance metrics.
• Lead cross‑functional projects and develop procurement capability across stakeholders and teams.
• Champion process standardisation, continuous improvement, and procurement excellence regionally.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in procurement or related supply‑chain functions.
• Expertise in injection moulding, resin sourcing, tooling, and FMCG manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of global supply markets, suppliers, and cost drivers.
• Experience managing high‑volume sourcing programmes and supplier performance.
• Knowledge of polymers, moulding technologies, and should‑cost analysis.

Required skills

• Thermoplastic resins
• Injection moulding
• Tooling
• Polymers
• Moulding technologies