Global Category Manager

The Category Manager oversees a procurement portfolio on a global scale.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Reviews, manages and optimizes supplier portfolio on assigned categories.
- Analysing data or insights to determine industry trends regarding assigned categories.
- Creating and developing a strategic long-term plan for the development of the category.
- Developing an exit strategy for suppliers no longer relevant in our portfolio.
- Optimize the balance between global suppliers and local suppliers to serve our needs.
- Analyze the overall chain of value from customers interests to suppliers and offer new optimization opportunities.
- Building and driving relationships with key vendors to improve pricing and quality of services.
- Becoming a leader in category ranging, pricing.
- Ensure contractual management within the assigned categories and share greenlist and blacklist suppliers to tendering teams.
- Establish a general strategy on category management based on analysis and stakeholders reviews.
- Placing appropriate orders to ensure contractual follow-up (blanket PO, or on-demand PO).
- Leading category management projects agreed in strategy reviews (incl. but not limited to: supplier introduction, technology introduction, digitalization, Supply-chain optimizations )
- Follow-up and lead on cost savings initiatives identified.
- Developing strong working relationships with supply-chain, operations, technical, finance teams.
- Be part of the category management team and ensure back-ups when needed
- Analysis and synthesis of category related data to build category strategy.
- Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Customer Service teams and Demand planning department.
- Prepare and lead QBR (Quarterly Business Reviews) with strategical suppliers.
- Prepare and lead category strategy reviews with key stakeholders for assigned categories.
- Build a global network to influence, manage and control spend over assigned category.
- Maintain the right number of suppliers in our supplier base and grow our supply base based on strategical approach.
- Elaborate and follow-up cost savings initiatives. Track and report progress on assigned categories.

**Job requirements**:

- Bachelor in data handling related domains. (supply-chain, purchasing, engineering )
- Master level in the same domains is a plus.
- MCIPS or similar procurement qualifications considered as a plus.

**Desired skills**:

- Ability to handle different level of communication within and outside of the company from hands-on to top management.
- Analytical capabilities
- Ability to take a step back and have a vision (see details within a big picture)
- Experience in high complexity organizations is a plus.
- Experience in data handling related functions is a plus.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- 77290 Compans: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)