• Lead highly strategic, global, cross-functional Sourcing Teams and champion the strategic sourcing process for assigned categories
• Develop and publish Category strategies, and promote awareness of these strategies throughout the organization
• Communicate analysis results and recommendations to Operational leadership on an ongoing and as-needed basis
• Execute ongoing improvement of selection, negotiation, monitoring, tracking, measuring, and reporting per company policies
• Develop and deploy cost reduction/profit improvement plans with suppliers that directly impact yearly economic performance to achieve business goals
• Maintain current knowledge of industry and market factors affecting assigned categories
• Conduct supplier rationalizations and segmentation initiatives, proactively reviewing supplier performance, and establishing sourcing strategies
• Ensure suppliers are selected and managed per the specifications of the company in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Follow and adhere to contractual and business processes
• Manage ongoing conflict resolution of supplier issues, and develop, educate, and measure results for broader use in the supply chain team
• Develop and negotiate supply agreements for key suppliers within assigned categories
• Develop and drive low-cost region sourcing strategies for assigned categories, aligning strategy and business practice with Business Unit Procurement leaders
• Execute ongoing improvement of selection, negotiation, monitoring, tracking, measuring, and reporting per company policies

Skills: Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Category Development, Negotiation, Performance Monitoring, Cost Optimization, Conflict Resolution, Cross-functional Collaboration

• Lead category team to drive strategies towards achieving the Key Performance Indicators established for the category
• Plan and drive the achievement of annual savings and cash improvement targets by division and plants (by way of identifying and leading various sourcing initiatives and projects)
• Apply ABB SCM (Supply Chain Management) standards, tools, and processes in a multi-business organization
• Direct supplier selection strategies for the category with a strong focus on developing Best Cost Country sources
• Drive projects and initiatives in service management and improvement in On-Time Delivery from suppliers for all plants
• Negotiate and establish agreements with suppliers to optimize inventory, quality, cost, and obtain the best terms and conditions for ABB
• Partner with Supplier Quality to drive improvement in quality metrics
• Actively engaging in various project implementations (First Article Inspection - FAI, Production Part Approval Process - PPAP, etc)
• Develop, document, and maintain supplier risk management processes for the category
• Addresses risk from sole/single sources, financial risk, supply chain, and capacity risk to the business with clear actions and strategies to reduce risk over the short and medium-term
• Work collaboratively with operations and finance teams on energy forecasting, financial modeling, and hedging strategies
• Provide periodic category updates to the leadership team detailing key supplier initiatives, savings to target, and category spend and trend analysis

Skills: Category Management, Supplier Selection, Cost Optimization, Service Improvement, Negotiation, Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Financial Analysis

• Define, set, and review subcategory strategy and sourcing strategy in alignment with business needs, the global category manager, and regional procurement heads
• Oversee and review analysis for the logistics subcategory concerning market observations, price trends, and risk developments
• Derive measures for the implementation and operationalization of the logistic strategy under consideration of local specific requirements
• Coordinate cross-functional/local supply requirements in close collaboration with the regional procurement heads
• Identify and implement savings and optimization measures
• Lead negotiations for global subcategory suppliers
• Develop and manage a strong category suppliers base (including evaluation, qualification, audit negotiation, supplier performance management, and supplier development)
• Ensure and manage strong and reliable category purchasing contracts, minimizing the company's liability
• Consolidate and leverage demand planning inputs for logistic subcategory development
• Define and monitor subcategory KPIs and report them to the global category manager
• Analyze markets, regulations, and trends, including economic and geopolitical influences in markets where FMC operates
• Support global energy forecasting and budget planning, and reporting activities

Skills: Subcategory Strategy, Market Analysis, Savings Optimization, Supplier Negotiation, Supplier Performance Management, Contract Management, Demand Planning, KPI Monitoring

• Facilitate collaboration and gain support from internal stakeholders on assigned long-term category strategies
• Learn Ivalua, the purchasing system that encompasses the end-to-end source-to-pay process
• Have an advanced understanding of the current supply base, markets, capabilities, other customers, and geographical reach, trends, and dynamics of the marketplace.
• Develop category strategy based on market insight.
• Ensure spend data is consolidated and segmented by supplier, category, and product/serviceIdentify gaps and where potential opportunities for savings exist.
• Lead meetings/workshops with key internal customers and/or business functional stakeholders to explore findings and explore ideas for opportunities.
• Develop profiles of assigned categories covering spend, volume, specification, current contractual obligations, supplier, cost drivers, region, and product life cycle.
• Have an advanced understanding of the sourcing maturity of the category by analyzing supplier performance/scorecard, compliance, category performance, and supplier management strategy.
• Identify and map out the cost elements and establish the cost breakdown and drivers using the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Identify value chain inefficiencies and prioritize cost savings opportunities for assigned categories.
• Identify and manage all risks that could affect the successful implementation of the strategy.
• Builds a network of internal relationships across business segments
• Ensures that stakeholder concerns, objectives, and goals are considered and addressed by the team.

Skills: Category Strategy Development, Market Insight, Spend Data Analysis, Supplier Performance Management, Total Cost of Ownership, Risk Management, Stakeholder Collaboration, Cost Savings Identification

• Accountable for the spend management and reporting, global RFP processes, negotiation of global and regional contracts, supplier relationship management, contract compliance, and risk management
• Working actively with procurement strategy and transformation functions to develop supplier scorecards
• Participating in supplier audits, enhancing policies, and processing within the category
• Delivering sustainable and considerable year-on-year savings through innovative cost savings solutions of a minimum of 3% of spend
• Developing and executing state-of-the-art sourcing strategies for the category
• Ensuring the development of strategies and engaging every region’s leadership team and functional management to gain alignment and execute plans in a dynamic environment
• Ensuring maintenance, security, and competitive supply of strategic non-metal demands in scope to feed the regional operations
• Supporting growth and minimizing cost for highly complex Novelis' operations
• Developing and maintaining strategic supplier relationships in complex market environments
• Fostering strategic relationships and managing supply chain risk while maintaining Novelis' flexibility
• Monitoring market developments, international movements, and tariff barriers that may create new challenges or new opportunities
• Negotiating and managing regional contracts as a framework for supply agreements
• Enforcing regional and local contract compliance where global agreements are in place
• Interfacing with global and other regional procurement organizations and stakeholders to maximize value for Novelis

Skills: Spend Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Negotiation, Risk Management, Supplier Audits, Cost Savings Strategies, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Compliance

• Develop Category Strategies and ensure alignment with the company vision
• Manage and maintain FBU stakeholder relationships to verify supplier performance, stay abreast of market dynamics, and understand objectives that could alter short- and long-term strategies
• Oversight and alignment of the benchmark data with internal stakeholders
• Identification, development, and negotiation of GMSAs/Framework Agreements aligned with FBUs
• Partner with engineering and FBUs to optimize the supply platform
• Identify and advocate for new product development aligned with FBUs
• Work closely with the FBUs to ensure alignment and effective execution of the agreed category strategies and related KPI’s
• Analysis of supplier performance based on metrics and feedback from stakeholders
• Drive total cost of ownership reduction through joint process improvements with internal and external stakeholders
• Establish short- and long-range strategies, plans, and objectives that fit within the broader business plan and strategy of the procurement organization.
• Establish and maintain an effective system of communication throughout the category.
• Keep ahead of industry technology trends along with the company’s products and market position to assure optimal category strategies.
• Establishes and maintains an effective system of communication throughout the category strategy and the entire procurement organization.
• Works closely with project sourcing to ensure that commercialized products are ready for launch while meeting all cost and quality standards.

Skills: Category Strategy Development, Stakeholder Management, Benchmarking, Supplier Negotiation, Product Development, Supplier Performance Analysis, Total Cost of Ownership, Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work across Divisions and Sites to develop and implement a sourcing strategy to meet business and product requirements.
• Support the products team and deliver an agile, cost-effective, and high-performing supply chain.
• Effective senior management of suppliers within the designated external supply chain.
• Management of Strategic Buyers to deliver all the agreed category and business Key Performance Indicators.
• Ensuring and maintaining supplier contract coverage, including leading supplier negotiations to agree on terms and conditions, and cost and innovation initiatives.
• Accountable for suppliers' cost performance and for ongoing challenges to the established supply chain footprint.
• Identifying and mitigating category sourcing risks to ensure minimum supply chain disruption.
• Ensuring the category-specific supply chain and those executing the procurement are compliant with the Supplier Conduct Principles.
• Creates a global vision for the rubber components and miscellaneous item category, strategizes, and plans for the implementation of the category strategy.
• Be steps ahead of global category trends to ensure that the company always has a differentiated and optimal supplier base solution.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to position the company as the market leader in its chosen commodity strategies.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to separate the competitiveness of developing existing and creating/establishing a new commodity strategy.
• Lead high-value negotiations to maximize leverage and manage cross-regional relationships with global and regional suppliers
• Partner with the COE procurement team to ensure production supplies and services are delivered on time and in a quality-conforming manner

Skills: Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Management, Contract Negotiation, Cost Performance Management, Risk Mitigation, Category Strategy, Cross-functional Collaboration

• Monitoring and analysing trends in Technology spending and inventory control to make recommendations for the future and to identify areas for possible savings or operational improvement
• Developing, establishing, implementing, and carrying out supplier and outsourcer guidelines, obligations, and service level agreements
• Complying with all procurement policies and procedures, including those for equipment, hardware, software, and service provision, in conjunction with department leads and department-specific requirements
• Constantly sourcing, identifying, and qualifying potential new vendors or suppliers to secure more cost-effective sources of products and services
• Developing and delivering purchasing and inventory reports, bid proposals, requirements documentation, and tender documents
• Negotiating pricing, terms, and conditions of sale, and warranties of goods and products with key suppliers and vendors
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring regular communication and reporting
• Effectively communicating procurement strategies to team members and partners in a timely and clear way
• Developing and executing a comprehensive global energy strategy
• Working in collaboration with the Plant Operations group to ensure leadership alignment on the strategy, progression, and execution of the strategy, and annual reviews and adjustments to align with stakeholder objectives
• Owning and managing key supplier relationships (e.g., refreshing, developing, and tracking metrics (KPIs/SLAs) as well as all associated contract life-cycle management activities (e.g., renewing expiring contracts, updating pricing, etc))

Skills: Technology Trend Analysis, Supplier Management, Procurement Compliance, Vendor Sourcing, Purchasing Reporting, Contract Negotiation, Stakeholder Communication, Energy Strategy Development

• Responsible for the effective procurement of a portfolio of raw materials, collaborates with other sourcing team members to align procurement strategy and fulfillment globally.
• Consistently demonstrates understanding of supply chain economics to enhance competitive position in the marketplace.
• Works proactively with supply chain planning, strategic planning, and production personnel to ensure uninterrupted inbound supply.
• Develops broad insight into upstream markets and uses that knowledge to bring value and opportunities to the company.
• Leads the development of cost-effective, reliable, and sustainable sourcing strategies to support and strengthen the current position in end-markets.
• Creates and executes sourcing plans for assigned raw materials, including negotiating contracts, managing supplier relations, maintaining databases, and analyzing markets for key raw materials.
• Negotiates and identifies innovative solutions that support supplier consolidation, improved quality, delivery, pricing, and lead times, in line with corporate and department policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Functions as the raw material portfolio manager by handling relevant technical and commercial questions relating to that portfolio and taking appropriate action
• Explain cost evolution and outlook for raw materials to support commercial pricing management
• Maintain purchasing records in SAP and other electronic forms
• Adhere to and promote compliance with company QHS&E policies, practices, and procedures.
• Respect and apply all corporate and procurement policies, procedures, and strategies.
• Represent Lubrizol in a professional, legal, and ethical manner to maintain the integrity of the Lubrizol and Berkshire Hathaway brands.

Skills: Raw Material Procurement, Supply Chain Economics, Strategic Planning, Sourcing Strategy Development, Supplier Management, Contract Negotiation, Portfolio Management, SAP Management

• Global responsibility for a defined set of sub-categories (material group)
• Work within a global, cross-functional (virtual) team in charge of the Category Strategy development, alignment with relevant internal stakeholders, and its subsequent implementation to deliver the category-specific targets
• Provide continuous market intelligence, benchmark, and analyze competition practices, identify alternative vendors, new developments (technology, markets, etc), and innovative solutions. 
• Define cost models and predict price development as the basis for actively promoting improvement measures to capture integral cost reduction opportunities for the defined sub-categories
• Share responsibility of identifying and leveraging optimization for product specifications and future demands (demand Shaping) in close cooperation with the identified partners in innovation and product management/and sales
• Globally accountable for key vendors and selection. 
• Define in alignment with innovation the New Design Supplier List and ensure a structured Supplier Relationship Management (true-SRM) to fit in the global category strategies
• Responsible for performing and coordinating strategic sourcing initiatives within the defined area of responsibility, performing tenders, conducting negotiations, and concluding global frame contracts with main vendors to deliver on agreed TCO targets
• Accountable for global/regional vendor performance in the defined sub-categories and to define corrective measures to ensure commodity-related vendor performance targets are met (Quality, Logistics, Technical Innovation, Cost, Sustainability (QLTCS).
• Share responsibility of ensuring alignment with local procurement operations (including outsourcing partners) to ensure applicability of contracts, aligning with other sites on forecast, and defining Economic Order and production Quantities.
• Take part in performing regular risk management analysis and define and implement relevant mitigation measures in alignment with the cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, Finance, Treasury, CSR, and Quality)

Skills: Category Strategy Development, Market Intelligence, Cost Modeling, Demand Shaping, Supplier Relationship Management, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Performance Management, Risk Management

• Procurement experience in procurement or strategic sourcing
• Solid analytical skills in performing bid analysis, cost analysis, fair-value analysis, and scenario modeling
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the development and implementation of creative solutions
• Solid experience with contract negotiations
• Experience building solid relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders and suppliers
• Successfully influenced a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience leading multi-disciplined projects with a minimal amount of supervision
• Experience presenting complex ideas to management in a simplified manner
• Customer service oriented and able to work well within a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience developing and leading strategic sourcing initiatives with a focus on facilities or corporate services
• Be driven to succeed and focused on leading the team to achieve.

Qualifications: BA in Economics with 7 years of Experience

• Track record of experience in Sourcing/IS Sourcing/IT Services.
• Experience working in commercial and legal negotiations for contracts.
• Experience working in commercial negotiations with large IT suppliers.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken), and any other language
• Good communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to build relationships.
• Ability to manage demanding stakeholders.
• Must have strong analytical skills.
• Ability to multitask and proactively identify and solve issues.
• Experience working in decision-making.
• Strategic thinking, competence in analyzing and managing complex business situations.
• Strong team building and networking capability.
• The ability to work in a changing environment.

Qualifications: BA in Global Trade with 2 years of Experience

• Experience in HVAC, engineering, large manufacturing, or a multi-industry global organization.
• Experience working in a strategic sourcing role.
• Proven successful Project Management experience.
• Extensive global sourcing work experience.
• Experience working in supplier relationship management with strong negotiation skills.
• Indirect people management skills to influence dotted lines.
• Capability to interface with senior leadership across regions, both internally and externally.
• In-depth understanding of purchasing tools and practices.
• Strong MS Office skills, including advanced spreadsheet skills and the ability to lead virtual meetings in Microsoft Teams
• Strong costing and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of Oracle/SAP or other equivalent ERP systems.
• Travel up to 50% domestic and international.

Qualifications: BA in Product Management with 4 years of Experience

• Work experience in the pharmaceutical or chemical industry
• Experience working in category sourcing management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and creativity
• Have Project Management skills and a Lean/Agile mindset
• Customer-oriented and "action and solution" oriented
• Excellent commercial skills and a natural talent for negotiation
• Analytical competency to review a large amount of data and summarize for the leadership team
• Knowledge of logistics operations of highly regulated materials
• Working understanding of GMP
• Fluent in English and other European languages such as Italian, Greek, Croatian, Polish, Dutch, and Spanish.
• Can handle stress, deadlines, and pressure
• Willing to be hands-on and build together the Global Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) structure

Qualifications: BA in Business Administration with 5 years of Experience

• Working experience in Procurement and buying, FMCG, Account Management, Project Management, or fast-paced start-ups.
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Proven negotiating skills, influencing abilities, and relationship management experience.
• Strong organisational skills including prioritising, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Experience using data and metrics to test theories, confirm assumptions, and measure success.
• Proven ability to identify, analyse, and solve ambiguous problems independently with an exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.
• Experience in sharing economy, tech business, transport industry, startup, or a dynamic high-growth company
• Experience in product launches or running a business
• Have a vision and a purpose, and can inspire and influence others to not only share it, but also apply their abilities to achieving it.

Qualifications: BA in Supply Chain Management with 6 years of Experience

• Work experience in Commodity/Category Management, Procurement, and/or Strategic Sourcing within a global organization
• Experience in advanced sourcing strategies for internationally based suppliers.
• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or equivalent experience.
• Cost management practices, with a history of delivery against targets.
• Proficient at thinking and acting strategically, championing change, and generating innovative solutions.
• Possess a strong customer focus with the ability to manage multiple projects under deadline constraints.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in contractual negotiations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement strategy and market drivers.
• Knowledge of plastics, injection molding, and OEM components.
• Excellent planning and organizational, project management, and time management skills.
• Familiar with working within a regulated industry such as FDA and ISO requirements and the implications upon quality systems and manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Experience working with Oracle-based reporting interfaces

Qualifications: BA in International Business with 10 years of Experience

• Experience in consumer electronics or related industry, and technical knowledge of metals, fabrication technologies, and/or electronics parts.
• Experience in developing strong, mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze and interpret multiple sets of data and work out concise, insightful analysis.
• Skilled in sourcing process, contracting, and negotiation.
• Ability to think deeply when analyzing the data and presenting the results.
• Experience setting category strategy and applying strategy setting models such as Porter's 5 forces, SWOT analysis, AT Kearney Chessboard, etc.
• Ability to interact and engage with peers with good communication skills.
• Able to work independently and under pressure as well as be a strong team player, always seeking to improve team and organizational performance.
• Self-management skills and a self-started attitude
• Have English fluency, both verbal and written 
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Strong communication skills with rich project management skills.
• Able to build trust, good working relationships, and communicate effectively with colleagues and across functions.

Qualifications: BA in Procurement and Sourcing with 11 years of Experience

• Proven record of success in managing R&D categories and sub-categories, e.g., equipment, technology, consumables, chemicals, and CRO services.
• Proven to be a strategic thinker.
• Demonstrated experience managing senior stakeholders.
• Project Management skills and project team leadership (geographically dispersed and cross-functional with proven results).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – effective influencer.
• Working in a multi-national, multi-cultural environment.
• Outstanding analytical thought process and strong user of MS Excel or other data handling tools.
• Results-oriented with strong business acumen.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Must be an innovative problem solver.
• Fluency in English, preferably French and German.
• Working experience in either R&D, CRO services, or Indirect Procurement.

Qualifications: BA in Management with 6 years of Experience

• Excellent demonstrated negotiation skills
• Data gathering, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs
• Strong communication skills, with a proven ability to understand key role concepts and communicate with business stakeholders
• Solid organizational skills, as well as the ability to perform in a command-and-control role under pressure and manage multiple priorities with competing demands
• Strong negotiation, analytical, conflict resolution, data-processing, and problem-solving skills
• Experience using PC-based applications (including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and/or Access)
• Self-motivated, able to work independently to complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Has successfully worked in a team-based environment
• Prior experience/expertise in the following areas
• Experience working with Textiles, Non-Woven, and Plastic materials
• Understanding of enterprise technology applications that enable sourcing and procurement execution and reporting.
• Availability to travel 20% of the time, domestically or internationally

Qualifications: BA in Retail Management with 9 years of Experience

• Experience in procurement environments in a buyer or category management role.
• Experience in direct procurement of raw materials (required) and CMO procurement, background in the Pharmaceutical industry
• Mindset and behaviors that are aligned with working in a global pharmaceutical company, where compliance, reputation management, and the highest ethical standards are at the heart of our values
• Enthusiasm in sharing expertise and experience with others within the discipline
• The willingness to work autonomously and in teams, playing different roles.
• Flexibility in operating within established procedures and practices. 
• Able to combine data visualization with narrative techniques to deliver insights in a way that engages decision makers in a compelling and easily embraced form.
• Great communication skills - Ability to build and maintain effective relationships of trust and credibility with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to leverage market information to drive change and more impactful results
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure, ideally with a good dose of humor, especially for those moments. 
• Must have strong project management and coordination skills
• Ability to think creatively and translate ideas into concrete projects and deliver on them.

Qualifications: BA in Strategic Management with 7 years of Experience