One of the worlds leading F&B companies is recruiting a Category Manager, Ingredients to join its team in Germany.
You will be joining a mature procurement function with over 50+ procurement professionals.
Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, you will manage the part of the Ingredients Category across Europe, specifically Flavours and Spices (circa 40m euro).
This will be a highly strategic role and you will collaborate closely with the R&D team to devise and implement category strategies across your regions, building strong supplier relationships, optimising costs, and mitigating risks.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone that wants to join an entrepreneurial culture in an environment that will give you the autonomy to govern your category area.
As Category Manager, Ingredients you will be responsible for:
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies of defined Ingredient segment or group of suppliers across the Group, utilising Strategic Sourcing processes, tools and policies.
- Negotiate contracts ensuring the most beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers in line with the strategy.
- Regular analysis and reporting on ingredient market developments within the defined category through market insights gathered by suppliers, market insight and trade show visits.
- Together with key stakeholders located across Europe, develop and achieve a pipeline of initiatives, projects, and activities with a focus on sustainable cost base reduction.
- Advance and foster close working relationship with key suppliers & internal stakeholders to integrate the category sourcing strategy
- Support the delivery of the groups objectives in terms of cost, quality, service, and innovation.
- Help to solve operational issues (e.g. efficiency workstreams, supply interruptions, contractual disputes) if needed.
- Get involved in ad hoc projects as determined by your manager.
- Support your team and the company in coherent development and application of our wider policies and objectives.
Benefits:
- A competitive salary
- 30 days leave
- bonus
- Training and development programmes
- Much more
