Catgory Manager Indirect Procurement

• temporary contract with option to permanent contract
• salary between 6200 euro and 7200 euro, depending on experience
• hybrid working

• Develop category strategy and approved plan for his/her category.

• Lead deployment of the strategy in the Category and assign priorities for procurement initiatives.

• Prepare and lead fact-based negotiations, supplier selection and contracting process.

• Manage procurement initiatives in close alignment with involved stakeholders and procurement colleagues.

• Account management for key suppliers. Develop and manage relationship with key suppliers and track their performance (Key Supplier Management - KSM), including contract management (all valid and up to date).

• Manage knowledge sharing, collaboration and proper communication between Category Managers and buyers within the Category and across Categories by providing strategy and deep category expertise and ensure the use of standardized processes and proven best practices.

• Contribute to the Indirect strategy development.

• Improve and reinforce the Indirect Procurement profile and recognition within the internal stakeholder community.

• Teams / Breadth: Participate in the definition and management of cross-functional relationships at global or regional level.

• Financial metrics: Spend 20-100 Mio Euro, managing 10-40 suppliers. Customers / Stakeholders / Partners (Internal vs External)

• Internal: Communication, cooperation and change management with stakeholders and procurement in situations of aligned and conflicting interests.

• External: Communication towards suppliers, peers and industry bodies

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant expertise area; Master's degree preferred.

• Local language and English required; other languages a plus.

• Minimum 5 years expertise in either Procurement or Business context.

• Experience in IT/OT (production automation) domain consisting of instrumentation, supervisory/control systems (PLC/DCS), MES/MOM systems and related digital manufacturing solutions.

• Influencing and motivating others.

• Entrepreneurship.

• Demand management / negotiation skills.

• Data analytics and ability to gather business intelligence.

• Own and deliver the outcome

• Collaboration.

• Change management / lead by example.

• Courageous.

• Own and deliver the outcome.

• Successful deployment and management of category strategy with proven value on costs, supplier performance, OWC and sustainability goals.

• Recognized as strategic expert and change advocate for the category, leading to internal stakeholder satisfaction (to be measured by survey).

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