Regional Category Manager

Responsibilities:

Manage category by ensuring high quality innovation and supply market intelligence across spend area securing availability of goods and services
Developing and executing professional Category Strategies for the assigned spend categories within regional scope and/or local as well as executing constant market observation on price supplier market product development and innovation
Align strategy with global category manager for global spend categories and ensures top-down and bottom-up alignment
Consolidates requirements and demands in category management from plants & markets as input for global category strategies
Executing professional tenders (RFx) including establishing and negotiating contracts according to the defined sourcing strategy for a specific spend category
Execution of Contract and Supplier relationship management including supplier development and innovation
Build working relationships with key stakeholders other category teams suppliers and external partners
Lead strategic sourcing projects which secure the goods works and services that most appropriately identify the addressed needs of the customers and users whilst ensuring value for money compliance with relevant policy and procurement legislation and generating cashable and non-cashable efficiencies throughout the life of contracts
Perform other duties as assigned by Manager in support of departmental goals

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Leadership skills and Change management experience
Very good social competence and strong communication skills (globally)
Strong negotiation skills
Holistic thinking and Intercultural competence
Profound competence in procurement processes and standards
Feeling comfortable within a fast-moving and changing environment
Motivator excellent in teamwork
Ability to build relationships influence and act as an expert across the organization up to Management level

Education/Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering Business or Supply Management preferred.
10 years experience in a similar position (Category Manager) with expertise in one of the below categories:
i. Mechanical Trading Goods
ii. Turning & Milling Plastic etc. Parts
iii. Bearings Springs Fasteners Switch & Buttons etc.
iv. Packaging Printing Materials Production Materials C-Parts etc
Experience in Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Experience in contract and supplier relationship management
Experience in execution of professional tenders and category management
Leadership experience in complex organizations