One of the worlds leading Manufacturers is recruiting a Senior Category Manager, Chemicals to join its team in Hamburg.
The company is embarking on a bold procurement transformation journey up-scaling the procurement team and creating a more centralised function.
As Senior Category Manager, reporting to the Category Lead, you will lead the companies chemical category and be instrumental in devising and embedding category strategy across the group.
You will work in close collaboration with the R&D team and be a subject matter expert when it comes to the chemicals market.
As Senior Category Manager you will be responsible for:
- Safeguarding our competitiveness by conducting frequent, assertive negotiations to ensure a stable material supply and manage material prices in a volatile supply market.
- Independently form and finalise supplier contracts.
- Synthesise strategies from the company, Business Units, and Procurement, enriching them with insights on specific supply market development.
- Transform these strategies into material category strategies and ensure their successful implementation.
- Continuously seek innovative procurement solutions that support our business growth.
- Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, fully understanding their unique requirements.
- Collaborate across departments and countries to create and implement effective procurement solutions.
- Conduct regular market research.
- Ensure strict adherence to our product development processes and Procurement Guideline.
Benefits:
- A competitive salary
- 30 days leave
- And much more
