Regional Category Manager (Building Components and Manufacturing Materials) - Amsterdam or Dublin

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.

BCMM is one of CRH's most diverse and strategically important indirect categories. Your portfolio will span:

• Building Components — Insulation, Masonry, Fasteners, Fencing, Construction Accessories, and Civils & Drainage.
• 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:

• Set and execute category strategy across a complex, multi-country region, either developing regional strategies from the ground up or adapting global frameworks to local realities.
• Lead commercial negotiations and supplier relationships across a rich category spanning steel, construction accessories, aluminium, insulation, fasteners, covers, glass, timber, and more.
• Drive cross-divisional collaboration, bringing together OpCo teams, Divisional Procurement Directors, and business stakeholders to ensure sourcing decisions are made collectively and deliver shared value.
• Run multi-country sourcing initiatives — tenders, RFx events, benchmarking exercises — and translate them into tangible savings and process improvements.
• Act as the regional voice of the category, interfacing between central category management and local business units across 20+ markets.
• Mentor and guide Divisional Category Managers, helping build procurement capability across the region.
• Contribute to budgeting and business case development, bringing commercial rigour to investment decisions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Engineering; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of procurement experience in an international setting.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading category teams or people management.
• Experience managing a regional category in a large, complex, multi-country organisation.
• Fluent written and verbal English is essential; additional languages are an advantage.
• Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Significant experience with source-to-pay processes, negotiation, and contracting.
• Strong financial and business acumen, with solid project management skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally and collaborate across time zones.
• 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
• 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

Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.