Your roleAs our (Senior) Purchasing Manager / Strategic Buyer you will take full ownership of a defined supplier portfolio or category, ensuring seamless execution within our purchasing process while actively contributing to inventory optimization and operational excellence.
Establish a best-in-class Category Architecture: Design and implement a clear category structure across all spend, identifying key leverage areas, critical dependencies, and bottleneck categories.
Drive strategic transformation through data: Build transparency across our procurement landscape by structuring and analyzing spend data, enabling better decisions, prioritization, and negotiation strategies.
Embed a robust risk management approach: Introduce structured risk frameworks across suppliers and categories, integrating quality and supply risk to strengthen long-term resilience.
Drive structured cost optimization: Identify and execute COGS reduction opportunities through deep data analysis, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) thinking, and targeted supplier negotiations.
Strengthen procurement processes and standards: Further develop and refine procurement processes (e.
P2P workflows, SOPs), ensuring scalability, clarity, and high adoption across the team.
Your profileBackground & Experience: 5+ years of experience in strategic procurement, category management, or supply chain - ideally in FMCG, food or pharma.
Experience in supplements would be highly valuable, but we also welcome candidates from similar industries with comparable complexity.
Strong Data & Analytical Mindset: You are highly data-driven and comfortable working with large datasets.
You know how to translate data into insights, priorities, and concrete actions.
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