Global Category Manager

vor 7 Monaten


Zurich, Schweiz Talentor Sweden AB Vollzeit

**Responsibilities**:

- Contract negotiations, implementing contracts
- Support 6 ESLs (External Site Leads manage - day-to-day operations leads) with negotiations, price adjustments
- Track contract expiration dates - must have renewals every 2 years through eMSC
- Manage cost reductions - develop ideas and align with business on savings opportunities
- Ongoing cleaning of spend data with TBS to ensure correct taxonomy is applied
- Lead RFP for primary and secondary packaging
- New finished goods packaging wallet design cost analysis
- Review project savings from Project Costing Team / Savings Projects Reconciliation
- Support CMO Segmentation strategy development and execution

**Required skills**:

- 7+ years in-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with a solid working knowledge of category management
- 7+ years overall business experience, including working within a regulated industry
- Strong sub-category expertise and proven sourcing track-record
- Capable of managing cross functional project teams to generate material value across multiple categories
- Direct experience in managing category management projects and development of sourcing strategies
- Proven Financial and Business Acumen (e.g., TCO, TEI, NPV & Cost Modeling)
- Strategic thinker with solid facilitation ability supported by excellent interpersonal competencies (communication, leadership, influencing)
- Proven capability in negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder management
- Ability to manage effectively in a global, fluid, interactive, matrix environment
- Skilled and experienced in project and risk management
- Knowledgeable in offshore operating environments e.g., Captive, Build Operate Transfer, Managed Service, Functional & Full-Service concepts
- Expert proficiency in basic MS Office© software and other business systems (Ariba, Emptoris Mpower, SAP etc.)



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