Lead International Category Manager - PHF (all genders)
Core
Lead a team of Category Managers to define multi-year category strategy, manage supplier relationships, and drive commercial outcomes for a food ingredients cluster.
Role type
Senior IC Procurement Team Lead (Category Management)
Builds
Strategic supplier partnerships, category strategies, and cross-functional governance pipelines
Domain
FMCG / Food Ingredients / Strategic Procurement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic category planning, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, team leadership, commercial accountability, data-driven decision-making, cross-functional stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Experience in FMCG or food ingredients, experience managing a cluster of subcategories, ability to develop talent
Technologies
SAP Ariba, Coupa, Salesforce, Tableau, Power BI, Excel
Responsibilities
Define and own multi-year category strategy including sourcing models and risk posture; Lead tender processes end-to-end from strategy to contract award; Build and steward strategic supplier relationships including joint investment plans; Coach and develop a team of Category Managers; Represent Procurement at Director-level planning and governance meetings; Manage cost performance, savings targets, and COGS variance for the cluster
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
