Procurement Category Lead

3 maanden geleden

Amsterdam, Nederland Archer Daniels Midland Company Voltijd

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Procurement

**Location**:
**The role**

The Contractor Services ‘category leader partners with all Operational functions and business partners to develop and execute long term Procurement strategies aligned with business goals. The Category Leader primary function is to implement sound, innovative supply strategies through market intelligence and risk analysis, sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiation and SRM. As the Contractors Category Leader, You will develop processes to ensure stakeholder engagement and date driven decision making. You will prepare requests for quotes / proposals and negotiate regional agreements for Contractor Services across ADM. This role mostly involve overseeing the procurement and management of repair and maintenance contractors for our factories located in Europe. You'll work closely with stakeholders, such as factory managers and maintenance teams, to ensure that the repair and maintenance needs are met efficiently and effectively while ensuring deployment of category strategies in Europe.
** Your Responsibilities**
- Evaluate market intelligence, internal business goals and historical spend to determine strategic opportunities
- Establishing open channels of communication with stakeholders to keep them informed about relevant developments, decisions, and progress. Achieve common goals and address shared challenges
- Establish short and long term category metrics and TCS savings targets, monitor performance, and communicate this to stakeholders.
- Act as change agent and advocate for procurement as a value added function
- Prepare and issue RFI or RFP to qualified suppliers, analyze supplier responses and make data driven sourcing recommendations.
- Act as prime negotiator with suppliers on price, terms, quality, service, and other business requirements
- Ensure compliance with key performance indicators (KPIs), manage SRM and lead QBR’s
- Contractual Enhancement: Collaborate closely with vendors to facilitate the expansion of contractual coverage, ensuring that a higher percentage of contractor spending is covered by contracts
- Partner with internal risk, HR, and compliance groups to ensure category strategies are compliant with relevant laws, regulations and risk policies.

**Your Profile**

As a highly dynamic individual, you thrive in fast-paced environments where adaptability and proactiveness are key. Your strength lies in fostering an atmosphere of teamwork, leveraging strong communication skills to drive collaboration and engage effectively with our stakeholders.
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or relevant field.
- Proven experience in procurement (min 10 years) with at least 5 years within a regional or global category role
- Fluent in English and German, both verbal and written, any other additional language is a plus
- Preferred experience in a multinational environment
- High communication skills, ability to create and maintain professional relationship and engagement with high level stakeholders
- Strong negotiation skills, experience in negotiation of complex agreements; commercial skills and familiarity with contract law is a must
- High communication skills, ability to create and maintain professional relationship and engagement with high level stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and thrive in a dynamic environment
- Capacity to develop advanced category strategies
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks efficiently and thoroughly

**#IncludingYou**

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM.

**About ADM**

**Req/Job ID**

89953BR

LI-Hybrid

**Ref ID**

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