Category Manager Resume Example

Kraljic layout: a supply-positioning matrix in the header, a category spend-and-savings table and sourcing tags for category and strategic sourcing managers.

Use this example Template: Category Manager

Faisal Al Ghamdi

Category Manager — Indirect Spend & Facilities
faisal.alghamdi@example.com+966 54 555 0761Jeddah, Saudi Arabialinkedin.com/in/faisalalghamdi-sourcing
13Years in procurement
SAR 620mPortfolio
28RFx / 3 years
72%Local content

Summary

Category manager with 13 years in procurement for retail, aviation and FMCG groups in Saudi Arabia. I own a SAR 620m indirect portfolio covering facilities, logistics services and IT, build category strategies with the business, and run sourcing events from market analysis to contract award. I deliver savings that survive the year: 11% average reduction, supplier consolidation and contracts with clear KPIs and Saudization targets.

Experience

Category Manager, Indirect Procurement
Saudia Group · Jeddah
Jan 2020 – Present
SAR 620mSpend managed
11%Avg. savings
−42%Supplier base
  • Built 3-year strategies for facilities, ground logistics and IT services with business owners; approved by the procurement committee
  • Ran 28 RFx events on SAP Ariba, including a SAR 140m facilities re-tender that saved 14% and cut 60 suppliers to 9
  • Introduced quarterly supplier scorecards and should-cost models; contract leakage fell from 18% to 5%
  • Wrote Saudization and local-content clauses into 40 service contracts, lifting local spend to 72%
  • Introduced quarterly supplier scorecards (OTIF, quality, cost) across 120 suppliers; OTIF rose from 88% to 96%
Senior Buyer, then Sourcing Specialist
Panda Retail Company · Jeddah
Jun 2015 – Dec 2019
SAR 38mSavings delivered
  • Sourced packaging, store fit-out and cold-chain logistics for 200+ stores; delivered SAR 38m in savings over four years
  • Negotiated framework agreements with index-linked pricing that held costs flat through 2018 VAT and fuel-price changes
  • Moved 40% of tail spend onto catalogue buying and e-auctions, freeing buyer time for strategic categories
Procurement Analyst
Almarai · Riyadh
Jul 2013 – May 2015
  • Built spend cubes and should-cost models for packaging and dairy inputs worth SAR 900m a year

Category portfolio

CategorySpendSavings
Facilities managementSAR 240m14%
Ground logisticsSAR 190m9%
IT servicesSAR 130m11%
Uniforms & consumablesSAR 60m8%
Cabin & catering packagingSAR 45m11%

Summary example

Category manager with [N] years in procurement for retail, aviation and FMCG groups in Saudi Arabia. I own a [$X] indirect portfolio covering facilities, logistics services and IT, build category strategies with the business, and run sourcing events from market analysis to contract award. I deliver savings that survive the year: [X%] average reduction, supplier consolidation and contracts with clear KPIs and Saudization targets.

Example bullet points for a Category Manager

  • Built [N]-year strategies for facilities, ground logistics and IT services with business owners; approved by the procurement committee
  • Ran [N] RFx events on SAP Ariba, including a [$X] facilities re-tender that saved [X%] and cut [N] suppliers to [N]
  • Introduced quarterly supplier scorecards and should-cost models; contract leakage fell from [X%] to [X%]
  • Wrote Saudization and local-content clauses into [N] service contracts, lifting local spend to [X%]
  • Introduced quarterly supplier scorecards (OTIF, quality, cost) across [N] suppliers; OTIF rose from [X%] to [X%]
  • Sourced packaging, store fit-out and cold-chain logistics for [N]+ stores; delivered [$X] in savings over four years
  • Negotiated framework agreements with index-linked pricing that held costs flat through [N] VAT and fuel-price changes
  • Moved [X%] of tail spend onto catalogue buying and e-auctions, freeing buyer time for strategic categories

Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.

Skills to include

  • Category strategy
  • Should-cost modelling
  • Negotiation
  • Supplier risk & SRM
  • SAP Ariba
  • SAP S/4HANA
  • Coupa
  • Power BI
  • Excel (advanced)

Tips for a Category Manager resume

  1. Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Category strategy, Should-cost modelling, Negotiation.
  2. List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. MCIPS – Chartered Procurement & Supply, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).
  3. Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example spend managed.
  4. Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
  5. Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.

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