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Category Manager EMEA Infrastructure
Aliaxis UK Limited (United Kingdom)
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Source date: 10/15/2026
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CATEGORY MANAGER EMEA INFRASTRUCTURE Location: Huntingdon, Cannock, Ashford (with up to 30% travel across EMEA) Employment Type: Full-time WHO ARE WE At Aliaxis, we design innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions for fluid and energy management. Our pipe and fitting systems work seamlessly behind the scenes, delivering peace of mind to customers and end users across the globe. With operations in over 40 countries, we tackle the most complex challenges in the building, infrastructure, industrial, electrical, and agriculture sectors. But what truly drives us is our people. Our 15,000 employees bring the expertise, passion, and dedication that power everything we do. Together, we make life flow, and we're looking for talented individuals to join us on that journey. WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS We're offering a unique opportunity to join a global Belgian company with an international and collaborative culture. Aliaxis is focused on reinforcing our operational foundations and building the agility needed to capture future growth opportunities. Through our Horizon 2030 strategy, we're evolving into a more disciplined, high-performing global Group, and we're looking for talented people who want to contribute to this long-term strategic journey. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for an experienced Category Manager to lead the Infrastructure category across the EMEA region. This strategic role is responsible for driving profitable growth, managing the product portfolio throughout its lifecycle, and ensuring our solutions continue to meet evolving customer and market needs. Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Engineering and regional leadership teams, you will translate market insights into actionable category strategies that strengthen our competitive position and deliver long-term business success. WHAT YOU WILL DO * Develop and execute category strategies to drive growth, profitability and market share across EMEA. * Manage the full product lifecycle, from new product introduction through to portfolio optimisation and rationalisation. * Lead category performance reviews, identifying opportunities and implementing improvement actions. * Analyse customer, market and competitive trends to identify growth opportunities and strategic priorities. * Capture and translate Voice of the Customer insights into portfolio and innovation strategies. * Drive pricing strategies and margin optimisation initiatives. * Build and maintain a robust innovation pipeline in partnership with Innovation and Engineering teams. * Support make-versus-buy decisions and supplier management activities. * Lead regional product launch activities and ensure successful market implementation. * Partner with country teams to support product harmonisation and packaging initiatives. * Develop compelling product positioning, communications and training materials. * Provide technical product and application support to internal stakeholders and commercial teams. * Lead cross-functional projects and coordinate stakeholders across multiple countries and business functions. ABOUT YOU Must-Haves * Proven experience in Category Management, Product Management, Strategic Marketing or a similar commercial role. * Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and portfolio development. * Experience analysing market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity to drive business decisions. * Strong commercial acumen with experience developing growth strategies and delivering business results. * Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. * Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. * Experience working within an international and matrix-based organisation. * Fluent English language skills. * Ability to travel up to 30% across the EMEA region. Nice-to-Haves * Experience within infrastructure, construction, utilities, manufacturing or other technical product environments. * Knowledge of value-based pricing and category optimisation strategies. * Additional European language skills such as French, German, Spanish or Italian. * Project management qualification or experience leading complex cross-functional programmes. WHAT WE OFFER Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to take on an impactful role within a global organisation focused on sustainable growth and innovation. ✔ Opportunity to shape and influence a key growth category across EMEA ✔ Exposure to senior stakeholders across an international business ✔ Career development opportunities within a global organisation ✔ Collaborative and multicultural working environment ✔ Hybrid and flexible working arrangements (where applicable) ✔ International travel and cross-functional project exposure The pay range is a general guideline based on the primary location of this role and is not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include responsibilities of the role, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market alignment. ABOUT OUR WORKPLACE Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are guided by our behaviours — We Care, We Dare, We Deliver. These reflect what we expect from each other and what you can expect from us: a culture that looks after its people, encourages you to challenge and improve, and gives you the space to make a real contribution. HOW WE WELCOME YOU For us, equity and belonging start already at the application step. Whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. HOW TO APPLY Apply via our careers site or speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information. Note to agencies: Please kindly abstain from sending us candidates either directly to HR or to one of your contacts within the company. Thanks! LI-SB2 At Aliaxis, we design sustainable, easy to install, and innovative solutions to address the world’s water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. Thanks to our 15,000+ employees in over 40 countries, our pipes and fitting systems meet our customers’ most demanding needs for the building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture sectors. Read more about us [www.aliaxis.com](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliaxis.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmaria.soto%40aliaxis.com%7C740f7638ac3347de24f508db97568b8f%7C9c3fef72411d436094a96f130f788f92%7C1%7C0%7C638270170185727224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=K5IBrj2dhjEkWlxjl1qjsou9leLHFFpLMBsispepZm8%3D&reserved=0). Aliaxis’ Purpose Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its “Growth with Purpose” strategy, implementing ambitious, urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. By 2025, we will be focusing on the areas where we can create the biggest impact: on carbon reduction in our plants and on increasing the share of recycled content in our products. In conjunction, we will continue to develop more and better water solutions for society as a whole. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for: * We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast, * We Care for the environment, our customers and each other, * We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.