Exciting opportunity with a multinational Manufacturing company! We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Responsibilities
* Lead the procurement process for assigned indirect categories, from strategy development through to supplier management.
* Develop and implement category strategies to deliver cost savings, efficiency improvements, and value creation.
* Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, ensuring favourable commercial and service terms.
* Monitor market trends, risks, and innovations relevant to packaging, repair materials, consumables, services, transport, and warehousing.
* Ensure compliance with corporate policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
* Support plant purchasing using procurement IT systems (JDE / SAP) to enable purchase order approvals, manage the supplier database and administrate pricing controls
* Lead divisional categories for selected category groups at EMEA level
Qualifications:
* Educated to degree level in a relevant subject, mechanical / industrial engineering or supply chain
* 5+ years’ experience in procurement or category management, preferably in indirect spend.
* Proven track record in negotiating, contract management, and supplier relationship management.
* Analytical, commercial, and strategic thinking skills.
* Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing abilities.
* Proficiency in procurement systems .