Category Expert For Supply Chain

Qualifications needed for the position:

• University degree in business, finance, commercial, economic or technical discipline.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Procurement, preferably within an FMCG company.

• Experience in Supply Chain related categories such as Engineering, MRO, Logistics, Packaging, Warehousing or Utilities will be considered an advantage.

• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel.

• Good negotiation skills and understanding of the FMCG market.

• Good knowledge of English, both verbal and written.

What should be your task?

• Lead sourcing activities across assigned categories, including supplier identification and evaluation, preparation and execution of sourcing events, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contract implementation.

• Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies for locally managed spend, aligned with business needs and category priorities

• Monitor market, price and cost developments, perform internal and external analysis, and identify local sourcing opportunities.

• Coordinate tendering activities and negotiate contracts for local spend, while collaborating with global procurement teams when required

• Ensure contracts are in place at competitive cost, required quality, and in line with relevant policies, authority levels and contract template guidelines.

• Manage supplier relationships and contracting in cooperation with internal stakeholders, covering commercial conditions, service levels, responsibilities and delivery requirements.

• Contribute to OpCo improvement projects in line with category strategy and maintain category- and system-specific data according to global standards and policies.