Regional Category Manager - Chemicals
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Location
Netherlands, Netherlands
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
€130000 - €145000 per annum + Company Car + Bonus + Benefits
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Contact:
Alec Farlow
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Contact email:
alec.farlow@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
145000
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Salary low:
130000
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Job ref:
J12579_1551954987
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Published:
about 5 years ago
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Expiry date:
2019-04-06
This is a fantastic opportunity with a Global 500 organisation, based in Amsterdam, for an ambitious Chemicals Category Manager, who will bring a strategic, company-wide sourcing perspective to the management of a complex, global supply chain and the associated supplier relationships. Your sourcing leadership and experience will help our client's continued development of a best in class organisation.
The role purpose is to ensure the sourcing of a specific range of chemicals at the best possible TCO, The Regional Category Manager Chemicals participates in all relevant commercial discussions with suppliers related to specific products (within own area); owns and drives regular business review meetings with suppliers; drives multiple source qualifications and provides price provisioning on product level during budgeting / business case phase.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing assigned category in region by leading cross-functional and cross-regional team
- Accountability for results at regional level
- Acting as interface with countries (communications to countries and from the countries will be done through the Regional Category Manager)
- Implementing category strategy on OpCo/Business level
- Tailoring category strategy to needs of Division, defining Division priorities and aligning priorities with countries
- Leading Country Category Manager with country or regional processes
- Developing and managing relationship with key suppliers in the category
- Driving the realization of savings, efficiency, quality, and process improvements
- Translating category and supplier strategies into executable sourcing plans based on actual portfolio demands
- Liaising with Global Category Manager for the anticipation and handling of changes based on supply market dynamics
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Autonomy to innovate and deliver new approaches that impact the bottom and the top line
- Grow in a fast-pace environment where every day is day one
- Being surrounded by inspiring and diverse individuals
- Learn from people with a wide variety of professional backgrounds
- High degree of travel and exposure to international projects
- Ability to develop new skills and opportunities through lateral, geographical or functional moves
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Degree in Business or Technical field, Master's would be an advantage
- You have extensive experience in strategic sourcing within both the chemicals category, and relevant industries
- You have the ability to make decisions wherever and whenever possible using large data-sets
- You simplify and always encourage others to innovate, changing inefficient or unnecessarily complex processes
- 8 years of Procurement experience in international setting and 3 years of People Management experience
- Recent experience in managing the Chemicals Category in a large complex multi-country organization
- Fluent written and verbal English is a must, other languages are considered a plus