Procurement Category Manager
Corbion
- Lenexa, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Execute the tendering process utilizing advanced tendering tools.
- Understand market dynamics within the assigned categories and the impact of price volatility on business performance.
- Develop procurement strategy to streamline distributor supply base.
- Develop, recommend and execute procurement strategies for assigned categories.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (R&D, Operations, C&D, Marketing, Pricing) and proactively provide market price updates and relative market intelligence information.
- Maintain contracts and commitments in a timely manner to understand financial exposure.
- Identify and implement cost savings opportunities within the total supply chain of assigned categories. Oversee annual budget and monthly updates for assigned categories.
- Bachelor's Degree in business or related discipline
- 3 years of experience in procurement, procurement support function, or supply chain, ideally within consumer packaged goods or food industry.
- Demonstrated understanding of markets and the supply/demand fundamentals that make up price risk management.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze large amounts of data.
- Financial awareness and ability to correlate financial goal, events that influence those outputs and proactively manage those activities.
- Proven strong communication skills including ability to understand/communicate/present and execute complex procurement strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a cross functional matrix environment where responsibilities are layered throughout the organization.
- Successful track record of managing projects to completion. Knowledge of contract management and resolution procedures.
- Detailed understanding of Source to Pay tools (SAP, KYOS) with advanced literacy in all Microsoft applications.
- Travel up to 10%.