Category Development Director EU

Category Development Director EU Industry (M/W)

Permanent position

YOUR ROLE WITHIN THE GROUP

Reporting to the Industrial Offering Development Director Europe, you will join the teams dedicated to our DEXIS network. You will play a key role in shaping and developing the Group's industrial offering at a European level, within a professional, collaborative and people focused environment.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Defining, leading and continuously developing the Group's European Industrial offering strategy (products, services and solutions) in line with corporate objectives;
• Building and rolling out the offer development roadmap (new launches, optimisation and portfolio rationalisation) together with local markets;
• Leading European Category Committees and coordinating country stakeholders to align on strategy and execution;
• Ensuring the consistency, reliability and regular update of the Group's offering framework;
• Co-developing and co-managing the Group's private label strategy;
• Carrying out ongoing market, competitive and technology monitoring to anticipate trends and customer needs;
• Structuring and developing strategic supplier relationships, supporting negotiations and contributing to purchasing policies;
• Supporting the European marketing plan by ensuring the relevance and performance of the offering;
• Working closely with Business Development teams to co-build commercial and supplier consolidation strategies.

Regular European travel required

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You have solid experience in an industrial environment, ideally in MRO (Power Transmission, Fluid Power), within an international and multi-country context. You are comfortable working in matrix organisations, leading functional initiatives and collaborating with multicultural teams.

You bring strong market, product, commercial and marketing expertise, enabling you to analyse trends, develop a clear strategic vision and build competitive value propositions. You are experienced in supplier selection and management, with the ability to challenge partners and build long-term, high-impact collaborations.

Proactive, organised and results-driven, you are able to prioritise effectively, challenge the status quo and deliver tangible outcomes. Your natural leadership style, strong communication skills and customer-oriented mindset allow you to engage stakeholders at all levels.

You are fluent in English; an additional European language would be an advantage. You are comfortable working with Microsoft Office tools.

WHY JOIN US?

• A structured and personalised onboarding programme
• Long-term career development opportunities within an international Group
• Senior management / leadership position
• Competitive annual fixed salary, plus performance-related bonus
• Working from following country (Dexis branch and remotely) : UK, FR, BL, NL, SP, PT, IT, AU, DE
• Company car

ABOUT DESCOURS & CABAUD

Founded in Lyon in 1782, DESCOURS & CABAUD is a family-owned international Group and a recognised expert in professional distribution.

The Group supports its customers through three complementary brands:

PROLIANS Partner to construction professionals

DEXIS Partner to industrial professionals

HYDRALIANS Partner to water and landscaping professionals

Key figures

€4.8 billion turnover (2025)

730 locations

14,900 employees worldwide, including 9,000 sales professionals

Committed to diversity and inclusion, SOGEDESCA considers all applications based solely on skills, experience and potential, regardless of background, gender, age or disability.

Learn more: www.descours-cabaud-carrieres.com

CONSTRUISONS L'AVENIR, EN COMMENÇANT PAR LE VOTRE

SOGEDESCA, siège du Groupe DESCOURS & CABAUD, partenaire des métiers de l'industrie, de la construction, de l'eau et du paysage recherche un/une :

Directeur Category Development Europe Industrie (F/H) en CDI

VOTRE AVENIR CHEZ NOUS

Rattaché au Directeur du Développement de l’Offre Industrie Europe, vous rejoindrez les équipes dédiées à notre réseau DEXIS. Vous jouerez un rôle clé dans la définition et le développement de l'offre industrielle du Groupe à l’échelle européenne, au sein d’un environnement professionnel, collaboratif et centré sur l’humain.

CE QUE NOUS ALLONS AIMER CHEZ VOUS

Vous disposez d'une solide expérience dans un environnement industriel, idéalement dans le secteur MRO (Maintenance, Réparation et Opérations), notamment dans les domaines de la transmission de puissance et de l'hydraulique ou pneumatique, dans un contexte international et multiculturel. Vous êtes à l'aise dans des organisations matricielles, en pilotant des initiati