Our customer is a global market leader of fresh, frozen and prepared fruit & vegetables, flowers & plants. Counting Europe’s leading retailers amongst its customer base, it provides efficient and sustainable solutions to customers and suppliers through best-in-class products, market leading innovation, operational excellence and outstanding service. Our customer's vision is to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit & vegetables at any moment, easy, fast and pleasurable, whilst fostering nature. With more than 9,000 employees operating in 25 countries worldwide, it identifies its people and key customer and supplier relationships as the key assets which enable it to deliver goods and services worth ca. € 4 billion per annum.
As to support their Corporate Procurement team in their future growth, they are looking for a Group Procurement Category Manager Indirect Spend
Purpose of the Position
- In the scope of procurement categories assigned (transport, infrastructure and equipment), you will develop and execute the category management strategy
- Your ability to solve problems and drive change across different entities of the Group will be key to your success. You will engage and support internal stakeholders and a diverse group of external suppliers and partners.
Key Tasks
- Deliver the category strategy in line with the overall procurement strategy, and translate into a operational purchasing planning
- Participate actively or take the lead in purchasing projects in categories assigned in close collaboration with the requesting entity or department
- In the scope of procurement files, review and challenge traditional ways of working in order to continuously improve customer service, operational efficiency and profitability.
- Research and evaluate new source opportunities within assigned categories and support the divisional and local category teams in the implementation
- Act as a role model for our customer's values of Passion, Entrepreneurial, Reliable, Creative and Sharing and instill values in the team;
- Support specific procurement projects by adding project management capabilities and category intelligence on a support basis
Profile
- University master degree in engineering or economics with minimum 5 years of relevant experience in an analytical role (finance, project management, sourcing & procurement)
- Minimum 3 years of procurement experience – ideally in an international role and / or transport or infrastructure categories
- Fluency in English, both orally and in writing. Knowledge of a European language is a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft-Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
Skills & Competencies
- Proving curiosity and out of the box thinking: is eager to learn and able to work on various topics simultaneously; has an eye for simplification of processes and efficiency gains
- Delivering results and ensuring operational excellence : sets and monitors high standards of quality, demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Managing across boundaries: builds and uses networks; encourages collaboration and creates consensus among cross-functional teams; communicates effectively; influences and negotiates
- Driving innovation and managing change : promotes creativity and innovation; devises effective change management processes, is able to manage projects
Offer
- You may become part of a strong and international group, the global market leader in fresh and prepared fruit & vegetables.
- Our customer garantuees you:
- the opportunity to be part of a dynamic working atmosphere which is quickly evolving and which sets great store by quality
- a no nonsense company culture with professional colleagues together with a sound dose of team spirit
- the chance to work independently, take initiatives and to further develop your talent
- a competitive wage package, combined with fringe benefits and a company car.
Interested? Contact Jan Roosens: E. jan.roosens@thosc.be ~ M. 0494 57 64 23