Procurement Category Manager Technical Goods & Services

Role - global- based in Ham Limburg

Medior-Senior level

• Procurement Category Manager position located in Ham Limburg.
• This function is a global support function with a direct reporting relationship to the Procurement Director in Ham.
• The Category Mgr is responsible for Category Management, Strategic Sourcing & negotiation, contract management, risk management of all TKI assigned commodities,.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for strategy development, supplier relationship management, savings and continuous improvement of indicated categories
• Make recommendations to leadership from a customer standpoint, by aggregating the voice of the internal customer.
• This position requires in depth stakeholder management, as well as engaging with site management
• Additionally, significant supplier management will be required.

Commodity Strategy Development:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand the key value objectives of assigned commodity.
• Organize commodity team meetings to develop balanced commodity strategies aligned with the needs of customers
• Conduct research on supplier market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, total cost of ownership models and historical spend to enhance future negotiations.
• Ensure this information is maintained and shared throughout the organization
• Manage and source the total spend for the assigned commodities

Procurement and RFQ Management:

• Translate technical requirements into functional specifications and send quotation requests for assigned commodities
• Analyze offers and prepare award documents
• Serve as the Topical expert for assigned categories

Contract Management:

• Launch and monitor the implementation of awarded contracts in collaboration with the legal department.
• Negotiate prices, modalities, conditions, and contracts for assigned commodities.
• Ensure competitiveness and equality of contracts with suppliers and service providers.
• Implement KPI’s and SLA’s

Supplier Management:

• Source and identify service providers.
• Stay updated on the latest market trends.
• Organize and lead follow-up meetings with suppliers.

Education and experience:

• Master or equivalent through experience
• 5 years relevant professional experience
• Demonstrate knowledge/affinity with the assigned commodities

Skills:

• Result and service-oriented mindset
• Confidence to take the lead in projects
• Excellent analytical skills with an all-round vision
• Structured and methodological way of working
• Ability to understand business requirements and convert them into solution designs efficiently
• Strong project and planning skills to drive sourcing cross-functional teams to results within a set timeframe & budget
• Excellent negotiation and persuasion abilities
• Proactive problem-solving and initiative-taking attitude. Hands-on mentality
• Social and empathetic team player
• Fluent communication skills in both Dutch & English