Purchasing Manager

About Rhenoflex – Part of Coats Footwear Division What drives us is our passion for quality, innovation, and speed. Coats Footwear is recognized as a global powerhouse, providing shoe and accessory manufacturers with an unparalleled range of components and material solutions, supported by unmatched expertise and technical know-how. Coats Footwear enjoys the trust of leading brands worldwide in delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and offers value-added products, including shoe yarns, structural shoe components, fabrics, yarns, and software solutions.
Senior Manager of Indirect Procurement (m/w/d)
Direct responsibilities for the Category Management of Indirect Materials, Services, Capex, Energy and Logistics, in order to support the overall Business needs
Leading a cross functional Category management team
Implementing and developing the Category Management systematic inside Procurement and with other functional areas inside the organisation
Managing supply market analysis and cost model approaches
Responsible for regular reporting of KPI to management and stakeholders and working on improvement of KPI systems in procurement
Managing the supply base development for the Category
Align/influence Senior Management within the Business and supply base, to gain stakeholder buy-in to the Category Strategy, approach and deliverables

7-10 years, or more years of working experience in a world class Procurement organization
~ At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a Procurement Leadership role
~ Hands on experience in executing Category Management approach in an international Procurement environment
~ Proficient in MS office package
~ Fluency in English is a must, other languages will be an advantage

Health promotion & company medical care
Training program & international development opportunities
Home office (according to company guidelines)
Frau Martina Resetar Kapas / Human Resources Germany