Senior Category Manager Logistics & Packaging Europe
Core
Develop, implement, and monitor the sourcing strategy for Logistics & Packaging across Europe to support business units and group functions.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Procurement)
Builds
Strategic supplier relationships, category roadmaps, and procurement initiatives for Logistics & Packaging.
Domain
FMCG / Animal Nutrition & Health / Logistics & Packaging
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> client delivery (sourcing strategy & supplier management)
Required skills
Category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, Key Supplier Management (KSM), negotiation, demand management, cost reduction, cash optimization, stakeholder management, analytical capabilities, international business acumen.
Preferred skills
Experience in logistics, warehousing, or packaging sourcing, multilingual capabilities, entrepreneurial mindset.
Technologies
None explicitly listed.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain category strategy and implementation roadmap; Lead deployment of category strategies and prioritize procurement initiatives; Prepare and lead fact-based negotiations and supplier selection; Manage procurement initiatives in alignment with stakeholders; Build and manage strategic supplier relationships; Drive knowledge sharing and standardization across procurement teams; Support cost reduction and responsible sourcing objectives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC