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Senior Category Manager Logistics & Packaging Europe

Maastricht, Netherlands💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-14

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

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