Category Manager - Procurement

Responsibilities

• Formal training or experience in strategic sourcing, negotiations

• Exceptional track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction

• Ability to act independently and can interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills

• Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organisational structure working with multiple internal clients

• Strong analytical, organisation/time management and problem-solving skills

• Well-developed, solution-oriented selling skills

• Ability to drive transformational change

• Solid multi-phase project management skills

• Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organisational structures of our customers

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications especially Excel

• Developing a supply base that supports business needs

• Take an active role and work with internal stakeholders(R&D, Operations, C&D, Marketing, Pricing)

• Develop potential sourcing scenarios and negotiation tactics, prepare and conduct regional negotiations

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience  

• Good knowledge of the local category market place and procurement best practices

• Experience in Procurement preferred

• Proven record of effective negotiation skills and strong business insight

• Experience negotiating and developing contracts preferred

• Developing market intelligence to communicate across the organisation

• Presentation experience and skills required