Category Manager Chemicals

Rolle

Switzerland

Procurement

At ADM, to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logístical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life.
The role
An opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager Chemicals based in Rolle, SWZ. The main purpose of this role is to develop and execute global category strategies in collaboration with stakeholders and in alignment with global and local sourcing requirements. You will work closely with our business unit leaders to understand implementation challenges and to develop solutions to increase compliance. In this role, you will assist our different businesses in determining and managing requirements by providing insight into alternative options to better control demand.

**Responsibilities**:

- Reporting to the Global Category Manager, the main duties of this role will include:

- Define strategy for Chemicals, managing risk and maximizing current/future market conditions, defining contingency planning to ensure critical supply needs are met;
- Lead, mentor, and develop regional leaders and specialists on your procurement team while collaborating with the global Chemicals team;
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with key suppliers, providing high level of issue resolution where necessary (quality and service);
- Drive external / marketplace knowledge of the latest category dynamics, trends and best practices aiming to drive implementation of continuous improvement opportunities;
- Develop an annual plan based on organizational goals/objectives and marketplace knowledge;
- Negotiate category's procurement activities, strategic sourcing, supplier management and contract management leveraging company’s 7 steps sourcing process;
- Provide leadership and support during sourcing initiatives, including total cost of ownership model development, category strategy development, fact-based negotiation strategy development & execution, supplier evaluation & selection, and category implementation;
- Develop industry cost modeling scenarios and document global market trends;
- Implement necessary tools and reports to manage categories and supply base e.g. contract management spend management;
- Drive efforts to understand internal customer needs and summarize business requirements as input into enterprise-wide sourcing efforts;
- Proactively engage internal stakeholders to align objectives, jointly develop category strategies and communicate market and sourcing information;
- Establish and evaluate performance metrics for category and own cost-saving results.

Your Profile
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in Supply Management, Operations, Business or Engineering. Master Degree in related field is preferred
- Minimum 10 years business experience with 6 years preferably in procurement or supply chain
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage, communicate and influence mid to senior level stakeholders (internal / external) and establish trust and credibility with business unit leaders and other functional stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial analysis; ability to analyze data as well as draw out and communicate insights
- Capable of creating pre-negotiation strategy including company’s Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA)
- Experience in negotiation of complex agreements; commercial skills and familiarity with contract law is a must
- Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written (fluent in other languages a strong plus)
- Familiarity with multiple source-to-pay systems (eg. COUPA, Ariba, Maximo) and ERP software (JDE, SAP, etc.)
- Global awareness (culture, currencies, geography, and political)
- Professional Purchasing Certification
- Experience in Food/ Agri-business industry
- Experience in LEAN Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and/or project management; Strong Project Execution is a must
- Familiarity with E-sourcing tools (Ariba, Bravo, etc.)

We are working onsite mode in Switzerland its mean that we are working 5 days per week form the office in Rolle.
Our Offer
- Challenging tasks, short decision-making processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment with flexible work time models
- Room for innovative thinking and growth with the possibility to manage your own career path.
- A company culture that promotes continuous learning and diversity.
- Excellent career opportunities in a world-leading nutrition