Global Category Manager CAPEX

Working for a successful group of businesses, active in the food & pharma industries you will oversee the Maintenance, Repair & Capex category. Within this new department you will be responsible to take the lead to set up and maintain Global Category Management. In this role you will ensure we fully utilise our global buying power and category strategies, and contracts are completely implemented while ensure we meet all specific requirements.

Description

Working for a successful group of businesses, active in the food & pharma industries you will oversee the Maintenance, Repair & Capex category. Within this new department you will be responsible to take the lead to set up and maintain Global Category Management. In this role you will ensure we fully utilise our global buying power and category strategies, and contracts are completely implemented while ensure we meet all Business Unit specific requirements. While you are setting up Global Category Management for your responsible category in parallel you will work closely with the Head of Procurement and other Global Category Managers to develop and implement Global Category Management, tools, standards, policies, and processes.
Reporting directly to the Head of Procurement Food and Pharma, you will collaborate closely with the other Global Category Managers and the Procurement Managers from the other business units that are divided over 5 different continents, leveraging each other's strengths to drive collective success.

Responsibilities

• Development of a clearly defined global sourcing and contracting approach which aligns with the requirements of key stakeholders
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining of a 'One Company Global Category Strategy" including standards guidelines, processes and policies that are in line with Business Unit specific requirements
• Motivate and coach local teams to successfully execute the global strategy, driving a culture of positivity through continuous improvement, solid negotiation capabilities, Supplier Relations Management and development of Procurement team category knowledge
• Responsible to indicate and drive Global Sourcing and Contracting projects and ensure they are implemented and followed by the Business Units
• Material Qualification, which ensures assessment of appropriate new material/equipment sources in a timely manner while managing the risk to Customers and wider business relationships
• Accountable for ongoing supplier relationship management within your category, including expectation setting, monitoring, review, continuous improvement and influence supplier investment, technology development and use of supplier resources to directly benefit our client in innovation and cost savings

Job Offer

This opportunity presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the establishment of the Global Category Department while working closely with colleagues from different Business Units all over the world.

Our client offers a competitive salary package with additional benefits such as

• Bonus
• Good pension scheme
• 25 vacation days
• A Flexible and good work-life balance with up to 2 days working from home