Process Utilities Manager

• The Process Utilities is responsible for developing, refining, and executing the global category strategy for high-purity utility systems and materials used across our manufacturing, semiconductor, and life sciences operations.
• This includes tubing, fittings, piping, valves, and engineered systems such as ultrapure water, chemical and exhaust gas handling packages.
• With a strong focus on supporting both manufacturing operations and high-tech EPC projects, the role will lead category management workshops, successful negotiations of global Master Framework Agreements with strategic suppliers, establish category foundations, and drive long-term value.
• The ideal candidate has proven experience in procuring high-purity materials and systems, with deep knowledge of technical requirements and supplier capabilities in cleanroom, regulated, or high-spec environments.
• A key focus of the role is leveraging the group’s global buying power to achieve cost efficiency, secure supply, and scale supplier partnerships.
• Close collaboration with engineering, operations, and project teams is critical to ensure alignment with both technical and commercial objectives.
• Develop, refine, and execute the global process utilities category strategy to meet the needs of our manufacturing, semiconductor, and life sciences operations, supporting long-term value creation and establishing foundational category structures.
• Negotiate and implement global Master Framework Agreements with key strategic suppliers of high-purity utility systems and materials to ensure cost efficiency, technical compliance, and scalable, reliable supply.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for the global process utilities category across managing strategic supplier relationships to drive project delivery, innovation, schedule compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and project teams, including leading cross-functional category management workshops and stakeholder sessions to ensure category solutions align with technical specifications, cleanroom requirements, and operational performance standards.
• Leverage global buying power and market intelligence, standardizing UNSPSC coding classifications to structure and analyze spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, mitigate supply risks, and advance category maturity through data-driven decision-making and supplier performance.

Job Qualifications:

• With 10+ years’ experience in procurement/category management for process utilities and high-purity materials(e.g., tubing, fittings, valves, gas, UPW, chemicals), with solid exposure to large-scale, project-driven environments and broad portfolios within EPC or manufacturing settings.
• Extensive experience negotiating and managing global framework agreements with strategic suppliers ,driving commercial value, supplier performance, and establishing long-term category foundations.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of process utility systems and materials, including relevant standards, cleanroom specifications, and compliance requirements in regulated or high-spec environments.
• Demonstrated success inbuilding and executing procurement strategies that align with engineering, operational, and project delivery objectives across global business units.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, quality, and finance functions, and influence cross-functional decision-making.
• Experience with procurement systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba), leveraging data-driven insights to support supplier performance, risk mitigation, and strategic decision-making.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Process Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in procurement or supply chain management (e.g., CIPS, CPM, or equivalent) are strongly preferred.