Category Manager
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Overview
Netherlands, Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland
- Contracts and Procurement
- Permanent
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Category Manager
Pernis
Position Overview
As the Category Manager Indirect, you will work on strategical and tactical level and drive excellence in TCO, technology, and quality within the supply base. You will shape and execute the strategy for various indirect sub-categories. Building strong relationships with suppliers is a key part of your role as you strive to maximize value.
Job Responsibilities
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Partner with stakeholders on a strategic and tactical level, understand their business needs and objectives
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Initiate, shape and execute the procurement strategy for the indirect categories (including MRO, process equipment and professional services) for Hexion VAD;
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Cultivate and sustain in-depth knowledge of trends, emerging technologies, and the supplier landscape across different categories
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Build a robust presence within the categories, enhancing visibility and accessibility to suppliers, industry events, and key market developments;
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Coordinate the strategy and execution with the global category management team.
Future Focused:
Visionary and Strategic; understands supports and helps translate the origin and reasoning behind business strategies, goals and objectives; Entrepreneurial: Willing to experiment and use failure as a learning opportunity.
Trust and Teamwork
Demonstrates boundaryless behavior: Consistently takes initiative and constructively influences alignment to achieves results. Listens first: Is able to put personal agenda aside to actively listen and understand another’s perspective and does so regularly.
Transformational
Lives a safety mindset: Helps to install a 24-hour mindset toward safety in others. Works with velocity: prioritizes workload based on overall objectives and goals completes work efficiently and completes assignments ahead of deadline; anticipate s work direction – plans, communicates and executes.
Achieve Business Results
Focuses on the customer: Consistently demonstrates the ability to balance the needs of the business with the needs of internal and or external customers. Executes: Has a proven track record of successfully implementing strategies, executing contingences and consistently delivering above average results.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant strategic procurement experience in an international environment, preferably technical;
- NEVI or equivalent procurement certification is considered a plus;
- Proven ability to initiate, shape and execute procurement strategies including final implementation;
- Experience in building and maintaining strategic partnerships;
- Extensive stakeholder management experience.
- Resilient in changing situations and circumstances;
- Fluent in Dutch and English.
Are you open for this challenge? Please contact me at danny.pol@trsselect.com or 0646945782
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.
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