Country: Netherlands
Req ID: 525604
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level
About CRH
CRH is the leading provider of building materials critical to modernizing infrastructure. With our team of 83,000 people across 4,000 locations, our unmatched scale, connected portfolio, and deep local relationships make us the partner of choice for transportation, water, and reindustrialization projects, shaping communities for a better tomorrow. CRH (NYSE: CRH) is a member of the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.crh.com.
Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.
Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.
At CRH, we don't just supply building materials - we help create the infrastructure and spaces that communities depend on. As a global leader in building materials solutions, we operate at a scale that gives our procurement professionals a genuinely unique platform: the ability to influence supply chains, drive innovation, and deliver real impact.
We're now looking for a Regional Category Manager to take ownership of our Building Components & Manufacturing Materials (BCMM) category across our International region, a diverse and dynamic portfolio stretching from Europe to Australia and the Philippines.
BC&MM is one of CRH's most diverse and strategically important indirect categories. Your portfolio will span:
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Building Components — Insulation, Masonry, Fasteners, Fencing, Construction Accessories, and Civils & Drainage.
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Manufacturing Materials — Steel, Aluminium, Glass, Fiberglass, Rubber, and Timber.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at the heart of CRH's procurement organisation. You'll own the end-to-end category strategy for a broad and commercially significant spend portfolio, and you'll have the autonomy, the stakeholder network, and the resources to make it count.
Key Responsibilities:
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Setting and executing category strategy across a complex, multi-country region, either developing regional strategies from the ground up or adapting global frameworks to local realities.
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Leading commercial negotiations and supplier relationships across a rich category spanning steel, construction accessories, aluminium, insulation, fasteners, covers, glass, timber, and more.
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Driving cross-divisional collaboration, bringing together OpCo teams, Divisional Procurement Directors, and business stakeholders to ensure sourcing decisions are made collectively and deliver shared value.
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Running multi-country sourcing initiatives — tenders, RFx events, benchmarking exercises — and translating them into tangible savings and process improvements.
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Acting as the regional voice of the category, interfacing between central category management and local business units across 20+ markets.
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Mentoring and guiding Divisional Category Managers, helping build procurement capability across the region.
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Contributing to budgeting and business case development, bringing commercial rigour to investment decisions.
Education and Experience:
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Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Engineering; Master's degree preferred.
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Minimum 8 years of procurement experience in an international setting.
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Minimum 3 years of experience leading category teams or people management.
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Experience managing a regional category in a large, complex, multi-country organisation.
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Fluent written and verbal English is essential; additional languages are an advantage.
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Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and decision-making skills.
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Significant experience with source-to-pay processes, negotiation, and contracting.
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Strong financial and business acumen, with solid project management skills.
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Willingness to travel internationally and collaborate across time zones.
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Ability to work effectively across cultures and in a matrixed organisation.
What CRH Offers You
A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
Highly competitive salary package
Comprehensive secondary benefits
Significant contribution to your pension plan
Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes
Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization
Connect your future to CRH
We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application. Following a positive review of your application, you will be invited to an introductory call with one of our Recruiters.
Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!
CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared to individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role
Please contact our recruitment team at [email protected].
CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.
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We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.
